Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0069 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Mozambique stood at 0.0069 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.0351 ha per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0069 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Mozambique 30th out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0316 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.031 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0307 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.03 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0297 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0291 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0285 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0284 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0351 ha per person | +23.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0303 ha per person | -13.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0296 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0288 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0279 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0271 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0262 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0253 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0244 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0235 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0239 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0265 ha per person | +10.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0259 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0296 ha per person | +14.1% |
| 1983 | 0.029 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0309 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0303 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0313 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0234 ha per person | -25.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0234 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.031 ha per person | +32.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0309 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0346 ha per person | +11.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0306 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0246 ha per person | -19.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0255 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.027 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0265 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0267 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0277 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.024 ha per person | -13.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0184 ha per person | -23.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0165 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0185 ha per person | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 0.017 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0136 ha per person | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0189 ha per person | +39.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0196 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0182 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0176 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0276 ha per person | +56.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0277 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.027 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0126 ha per person | -53.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0148 ha per person | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0115 ha per person | -22.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0074 ha per person | -35.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0094 ha per person | +26.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0085 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0076 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0077 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0085 ha per person | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0086 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.009 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.007 ha per person | -22.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0069 ha per person | -0.9% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.0069 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0111 ha per person, 62% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.0069 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0107 ha per person, 65% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +56.8% | 0.0176 ha per person | 0.0276 ha per person |
| 2012 | -53.3% | 0.027 ha per person | 0.0126 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0304 ha per person | 0.0284 ha per person | 0.0351 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0267 ha per person | 0.0235 ha per person | 0.0303 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0281 ha per person | 0.0234 ha per person | 0.0313 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0278 ha per person | 0.024 ha per person | 0.0346 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0186 ha per person | 0.0136 ha per person | 0.0276 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0134 ha per person | 0.0074 ha per person | 0.0277 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.008 ha per person | 0.0069 ha per person | 0.009 ha per person | 5 |
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- 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)
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- 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 sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Mozambique?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Mozambique was 0.0069 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0351 ha per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0069 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for sorghum — area harvested, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 30th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sorghum — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.