Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita was 0.031 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Mozambique is 0.031 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.1112 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0209 ha per person, in 2020.
That places Mozambique 15th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1112 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.109 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1069 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1048 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1026 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1004 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1049 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1028 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.101 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0988 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0964 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0938 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0911 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0883 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0855 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0826 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0798 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0768 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0802 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0781 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0765 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0774 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0758 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0743 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.073 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0717 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0714 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0715 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0709 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0734 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.075 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0725 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.061 ha per person | -15.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0614 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0627 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0611 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0594 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0595 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0575 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0548 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0489 ha per person | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0429 ha per person | -12.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0636 ha per person | +48.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0605 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0584 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0455 ha per person | -22.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0512 ha per person | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0471 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0604 ha per person | +28.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0588 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0591 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0349 ha per person | -40.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0439 ha per person | +25.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0373 ha per person | -15.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0325 ha per person | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0311 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0295 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0298 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0298 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0209 ha per person | -29.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0328 ha per person | +56.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0313 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0297 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.031 ha per person | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1048 ha per person | 0.1004 ha per person | 0.1112 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0873 ha per person | 0.0768 ha per person | 0.0988 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0741 ha per person | 0.0709 ha per person | 0.0781 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0644 ha per person | 0.0575 ha per person | 0.075 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0533 ha per person | 0.0429 ha per person | 0.0636 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0387 ha per person | 0.0295 ha per person | 0.0591 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0291 ha per person | 0.0209 ha per person | 0.0328 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Mozambique?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Mozambique was 0.031 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1112 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0209 ha per person in 2020.
- How does Mozambique rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 15th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
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- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.