Rice yields in Mozambique
Mozambique: Rice yields was 0.62 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rice yields in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.62 tonnes per hectare for rice yields in 2024.
The figure is up 40.0% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in Mozambique peaked at 1.62 tonnes per hectare in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.2988 tonnes per hectare, in 1992.
Mozambique ranks 120th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8553 tonnes per hectare | 0.82 tonnes per hectare | 0.93 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8142 tonnes per hectare | 0.2988 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5842 tonnes per hectare | 0.3398 tonnes per hectare | 0.9816 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5322 tonnes per hectare | 0.4045 tonnes per hectare | 0.6906 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7119 tonnes per hectare | 0.4427 tonnes per hectare | 0.962 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.6% (2025)
- Rural population 22.37 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 62.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.42 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice yields in Mozambique?
- Rice yields in Mozambique was 0.62 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rice yields recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.62 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2988 tonnes per hectare in 1992.
- How does Mozambique rank for rice yields?
- Mozambique ranks 120th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rice yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.