Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Mozambique
Mozambique: Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested was 96,523 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Mozambique is 96,523 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Mozambique peaked at 409,461 ha in 1967 and was at its lowest, 15,000 ha, in 1985.
Mozambique ranks 27th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 309,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 302,000 ha | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 258,000 ha | -14.6% |
| 1964 | 279,000 ha | +8.1% |
| 1965 | 358,000 ha | +28.3% |
| 1966 | 367,617 ha | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 409,461 ha | +11.4% |
| 1968 | 377,347 ha | -7.8% |
| 1969 | 378,198 ha | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 370,941 ha | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 383,000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 330,000 ha | -13.8% |
| 1973 | 308,000 ha | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 283,000 ha | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 283,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 243,000 ha | -14.1% |
| 1977 | 136,000 ha | -44.0% |
| 1978 | 162,000 ha | +19.1% |
| 1979 | 121,000 ha | -25.3% |
| 1980 | 130,000 ha | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 180,000 ha | +38.5% |
| 1982 | 142,000 ha | -21.1% |
| 1983 | 110,000 ha | -22.5% |
| 1984 | 100,000 ha | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 15,000 ha | -85.0% |
| 1986 | 48,000 ha | +220.0% |
| 1987 | 108,000 ha | +125.0% |
| 1988 | 131,000 ha | +21.3% |
| 1989 | 108,000 ha | -17.6% |
| 1990 | 65,000 ha | -39.8% |
| 1991 | 75,000 ha | +15.4% |
| 1992 | 86,000 ha | +14.7% |
| 1993 | 77,000 ha | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 77,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 86,000 ha | +11.7% |
| 1996 | 76,000 ha | -11.6% |
| 1997 | 165,000 ha | +117.1% |
| 1998 | 197,896 ha | +19.9% |
| 1999 | 190,000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 105,655 ha | -44.4% |
| 2001 | 240,000 ha | +127.2% |
| 2002 | 266,000 ha | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 175,000 ha | -34.2% |
| 2004 | 295,000 ha | +68.6% |
| 2005 | 250,000 ha | -15.3% |
| 2006 | 348,500 ha | +39.4% |
| 2007 | 360,000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 400,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 400,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 130,000 ha | -67.5% |
| 2011 | 189,000 ha | +45.4% |
| 2012 | 189,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 142,857 ha | -24.4% |
| 2014 | 157,000 ha | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 120,000 ha | -23.6% |
| 2016 | 101,000 ha | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 114,068 ha | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 124,000 ha | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 130,000 ha | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 135,000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 130,000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 134,000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 95,097 ha | -29.0% |
| 2024 | 96,523 ha | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 337,625 ha | 258,000 ha | 409,461 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 261,994 ha | 121,000 ha | 383,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 107,200 ha | 15,000 ha | 180,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 109,490 ha | 65,000 ha | 197,896 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 284,016 ha | 105,655 ha | 400,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 139,692 ha | 101,000 ha | 189,000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 118,124 ha | 95,097 ha | 135,000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 24 Central African Republic 117,525 ha compare
- 25 Kazakhstan 106,411 ha compare
- 26 Uganda 97,000 ha compare
- 28 Afghanistan 91,205 ha compare
- 29 Azerbaijan 81,869 ha compare
- 30 Egypt 81,499 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Mozambique?
- Seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Mozambique was 96,523 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 409,461 ha in 1967.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,000 ha in 1985.
- How does Mozambique rank for seed cotton, unginned — area harvested?
- Mozambique ranks 27th out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — area harvested rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.