Sisal, raw — Area harvested in Mozambique
Mozambique: Sisal, raw — Area harvested was 1,950 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sisal, raw — Area harvested in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sisal, raw — area harvested in Mozambique stood at 1,950 ha.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sisal, raw — area harvested in Mozambique peaked at 57,000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,926 ha, in 2020.
That places Mozambique 11th out of 24 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sisal, raw — Area harvested in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 57,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 53,000 ha | -7.0% |
| 1963 | 54,000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 56,000 ha | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 55,000 ha | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 50,811 ha | -7.6% |
| 1967 | 50,239 ha | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 50,000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 40,995 ha | -18.0% |
| 1971 | 45,000 ha | +9.8% |
| 1972 | 50,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 46,000 ha | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 37,000 ha | -19.6% |
| 1980 | 40,000 ha | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 30,000 ha | -25.0% |
| 1982 | 18,000 ha | -40.0% |
| 1983 | 14,000 ha | -22.2% |
| 1984 | 9,000 ha | -35.7% |
| 1985 | 7,000 ha | -22.2% |
| 1986 | 3,500 ha | -50.0% |
| 1987 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3,876 ha | +10.7% |
| 1991 | 3,500 ha | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3,409 ha | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 3,301 ha | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 3,214 ha | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 3,000 ha | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 3,181 ha | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 3,327 ha | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 3,400 ha | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 3,239 ha | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 3,000 ha | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 2,000 ha | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,100 ha | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 2,150 ha | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 2,200 ha | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 2,300 ha | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 2,150 ha | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 2,150 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,154 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 2,098 ha | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 2,044 ha | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 2,006 ha | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 1,988 ha | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1,961 ha | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1,926 ha | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 1,958 ha | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 1,948 ha | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1,944 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,950 ha | +0.3% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 1,950 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,044 ha, 1.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 1,950 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,221 ha, 1.6× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sisal, raw — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -50.0% | 7,000 ha | 3,500 ha |
| 1982 | -40.0% | 30,000 ha | 18,000 ha |
| 1984 | -35.7% | 14,000 ha | 9,000 ha |
| 2006 | -33.3% | 3,000 ha | 2,000 ha |
| 1981 | -25.0% | 40,000 ha | 30,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52,894 ha | 50,000 ha | 57,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 46,900 ha | 37,000 ha | 50,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,200 ha | 3,500 ha | 40,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,480 ha | 3,214 ha | 3,876 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,740 ha | 2,000 ha | 3,400 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,105 ha | 1,961 ha | 2,300 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,945 ha | 1,926 ha | 1,958 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 8 China, mainland 2,650 ha compare
- 8 Caribbean 24,349 ha compare
- 9 Guinea 2,057 ha compare
- 10 South Africa 2,010 ha compare
- 12 Cuba 1,524 ha compare
- 13 Central African Republic 1,221 ha compare
- 14 Ethiopia PDR 1,100 ha 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 sisal, raw — area harvested in Mozambique?
- Sisal, raw — area harvested in Mozambique was 1,950 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sisal, raw — area harvested recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 57,000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest sisal, raw — area harvested recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,926 ha in 2020.
- How does Mozambique rank for sisal, raw — area harvested?
- Mozambique ranks 11th out of 24 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sisal, raw — area harvested rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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 Sisal, raw — 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.