Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mozambique
Mozambique: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.2984 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mozambique is 0.2984 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mozambique peaked at 0.8126 ha per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.251 ha per square kilometre, in 2015.
That places Mozambique 34th out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2747 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2747 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2772 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2772 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2798 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2798 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2798 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2848 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3596 ha per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3179 ha per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1971 | 0.3179 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3179 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3179 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3179 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3179 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3179 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3179 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3179 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3358 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3815 ha per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3815 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4451 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4451 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4832 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4832 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5087 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3815 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3815 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5087 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5143 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5869 ha per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1992 | 0.53 ha per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1993 | 0.439 ha per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4874 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5472 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5557 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5753 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6104 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5417 ha per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4235 ha per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3879 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4448 ha per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4196 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3433 ha per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4887 ha per square kilometre | +42.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5172 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4919 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4876 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7846 ha per square kilometre | +60.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8115 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8126 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3908 ha per square kilometre | -51.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4703 ha per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3755 ha per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 2015 | 0.251 ha per square kilometre | -33.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3268 ha per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3052 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.28 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2915 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3339 ha per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3453 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3729 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2984 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.2984 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.31 ha per square kilometre, 23% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.2984 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8754 ha per square kilometre, 34% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +60.9% | 0.4876 ha per square kilometre | 0.7846 ha per square kilometre |
| 2012 | -51.9% | 0.8126 ha per square kilometre | 0.3908 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2875 ha per square kilometre | 0.2747 ha per square kilometre | 0.3596 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3197 ha per square kilometre | 0.3179 ha per square kilometre | 0.3358 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.44 ha per square kilometre | 0.3815 ha per square kilometre | 0.5087 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5388 ha per square kilometre | 0.439 ha per square kilometre | 0.6104 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4789 ha per square kilometre | 0.3433 ha per square kilometre | 0.7846 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4315 ha per square kilometre | 0.251 ha per square kilometre | 0.8126 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3376 ha per square kilometre | 0.2984 ha per square kilometre | 0.3729 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 31 Belize 0.3918 ha per square kilometre compare
- 32 Kenya 0.3576 ha per square kilometre compare
- 33 Hungary 0.3506 ha per square kilometre compare
- 35 Guatemala 0.2792 ha per square kilometre compare
- 36 Myanmar 0.2701 ha per square kilometre compare
- 37 Mauritania 0.1863 ha per square kilometre 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 sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mozambique?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mozambique was 0.2984 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8126 ha per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.251 ha per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does Mozambique rank for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Mozambique ranks 34th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sorghum — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.