Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Mozambique
Mozambique: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested was 1.07 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Mozambique is 1.07 million ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Mozambique peaked at 1.40 million ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 643,097 ha, in 2020.
That places Mozambique 12th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 759,880 ha | — |
| 1962 | 759,700 ha | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 760,236 ha | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 760,040 ha | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 759,950 ha | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 759,500 ha | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 810,013 ha | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 811,540 ha | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 814,912 ha | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 815,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 815,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 815,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 815,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 815,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 815,300 ha | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 815,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 815,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 815,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 884,742 ha | +8.5% |
| 1980 | 885,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 885,500 ha | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 915,500 ha | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 915,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 915,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 915,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 915,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 915,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 915,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 915,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 960,582 ha | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 1.00 million ha | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 987,636 ha | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 857,393 ha | -13.2% |
| 1994 | 923,662 ha | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 1.00 million ha | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 1.01 million ha | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.01 million ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.03 million ha | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.02 million ha | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 993,423 ha | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 906,473 ha | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 813,476 ha | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 1.23 million ha | +51.6% |
| 2004 | 1.20 million ha | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.19 million ha | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 945,792 ha | -20.3% |
| 2007 | 1.09 million ha | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 1.03 million ha | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 1.35 million ha | +31.5% |
| 2010 | 1.35 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.40 million ha | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 849,370 ha | -39.2% |
| 2013 | 1.10 million ha | +29.6% |
| 2014 | 961,370 ha | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 861,650 ha | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 851,071 ha | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 831,088 ha | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 865,389 ha | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 889,621 ha | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 643,097 ha | -27.7% |
| 2021 | 1.04 million ha | +61.6% |
| 2022 | 1.02 million ha | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 998,195 ha | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 1.07 million ha | +7.5% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 1.07 million ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 111,602 ha, 9.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 1.07 million ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 112,590 ha, 9.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +61.6% | 643,097 ha | 1.04 million ha |
| 2003 | +51.6% | 813,476 ha | 1.23 million ha |
| 2012 | -39.2% | 1.40 million ha | 849,370 ha |
| 2009 | +31.5% | 1.03 million ha | 1.35 million ha |
| 2013 | +29.6% | 849,370 ha | 1.10 million ha |
| 2020 | -27.7% | 889,621 ha | 643,097 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 777,308 ha | 759,500 ha | 814,912 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 822,344 ha | 815,100 ha | 884,742 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 909,450 ha | 885,000 ha | 915,500 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 979,729 ha | 857,393 ha | 1.03 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 million ha | 813,476 ha | 1.35 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 995,897 ha | 831,088 ha | 1.40 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 955,252 ha | 643,097 ha | 1.07 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 9 Angola 1.35 million ha compare
- 9 Melanesia 279,372 ha compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 259,010 ha compare
- 10 Ukraine 1.21 million ha compare
- 11 Türkiye 195,767 ha compare
- 11 Uganda 1.12 million ha compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 171,070 ha compare
- 13 Côte d'Ivoire 3.01 million ha compare
- 13 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 90,519 ha compare
- 13 Russian Federation 1.05 million ha compare
- 14 Cameroon 931,286 ha compare
- 14 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 75,275 ha compare
- 15 Indonesia 753,012 ha compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 28,124 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.167 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.001 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0017 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.09 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2557 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2557 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 160.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Mozambique?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Mozambique was 1.07 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.40 million ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 643,097 ha in 2020.
- How does Mozambique rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested?
- Mozambique ranks 12th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.