Share of cereals allocated to human food in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 95.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of cereals allocated to human food in Mozambique is 95.1%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food in Mozambique peaked at 99.6% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 87.0%, in 2009.
That places Mozambique 29th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 99.2% | — |
| 1962 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 99.6% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 99.6% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 94.5% | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 95.7% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 96.7% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 94.2% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 96.6% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 93.8% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 93.5% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 92.5% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 92.1% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 91.8% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 92.6% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 91.8% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 93.7% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 93.2% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 93.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 95.7% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 91.2% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 87.7% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 93.1% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 93.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 94.9% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 95.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 95.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 93.8% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 94.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 94.1% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 93.8% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 95.1% | +1.4% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 95.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 94.6%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 95.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.3%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.2% | 99.1% | 99.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 99.2% | 99.1% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.1% | 91.8% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.0% | 87.0% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 93.1% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 93.8% | 95.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 26 Cape Verde 96.2% compare
- 27 Rwanda 96.0% compare
- 28 Gabon 95.8% compare
- 30 Sierra Leone 95.0% compare
- 31 Burundi 94.6% compare
- 32 Central African Republic 94.3% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6279 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to human food in Mozambique?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food in Mozambique was 95.1% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 1988.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.0% in 2009.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Mozambique ranks 29th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.