Share cereal human food in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share cereal human food was 95.11 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
95.11
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
29th
of 191 countries
All-time high
99.62
in 1988
All-time low
87.02
in 2009
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Share cereal human food in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share cereal human food in Mozambique is 95.11, 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 cereal human food in Mozambique peaked at 99.62 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 87.02, in 2009.
That places Mozambique 29th out of 191 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.17 | 99.05 | 99.28 | 9 |
| 1970s | 99.21 | 99.08 | 99.55 | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.35 | 99.17 | 99.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.13 | 91.79 | 96.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.04 | 87.02 | 95.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.28 | 93.09 | 95.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.35 | 93.8 | 95.11 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 26 Cape Verde 96.23 compare
- 27 Rwanda 96.02 compare
- 28 Gabon 95.76 compare
- 30 Sierra Leone 95.05 compare
- 31 Burundi 94.63 compare
- 32 Central African Republic 94.34 compare
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)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 25.57 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 25.57 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.42 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share cereal human food in Mozambique?
- Share cereal human food in Mozambique was 95.11 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share cereal human food recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 99.62 in 1988.
- What is the lowest share cereal human food recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.02 in 2009.
- How does Mozambique rank for share cereal human food?
- Mozambique ranks 29th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share cereal 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share cereal human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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