Sorghum yields in Mozambique
Mozambique: Sorghum yields was 0.6066 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sorghum yields in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum yields in Mozambique is 0.6066 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in Mozambique peaked at 1 tonnes per hectare in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.1689 tonnes per hectare, in 1992.
Mozambique ranks 98th of 114 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8094 tonnes per hectare | 0.7291 tonnes per hectare | 0.8545 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8134 tonnes per hectare | 0.5469 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5905 tonnes per hectare | 0.43 tonnes per hectare | 0.6675 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4757 tonnes per hectare | 0.1689 tonnes per hectare | 0.6625 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.487 tonnes per hectare | 0.298 tonnes per hectare | 0.6224 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5272 tonnes per hectare | 0.3572 tonnes per hectare | 0.6902 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5686 tonnes per hectare | 0.54 tonnes per hectare | 0.6066 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.42 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum yields in Mozambique?
- Sorghum yields in Mozambique was 0.6066 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sorghum yields recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1 tonnes per hectare in 1976.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1689 tonnes per hectare in 1992.
- How does Mozambique rank for sorghum yields?
- Mozambique ranks 98th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 Sorghum yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.