Sorghum yields in Mozambique
Mozambique: Sorghum yields was 0.6066 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.6066 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
99th
of 115 countries
All-time high
1 tonnes per hectare
in 1976
All-time low
0.1689 tonnes per hectare
in 1992
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 99th of 115 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum yields in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7778 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.7963 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.7982 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.8165 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.8227 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.8364 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.8545 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.8533 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.7291 tonnes per hectare | -14.6% |
| 1970 | 0.7787 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 0.82 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 0.836 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.852 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.86 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.72 tonnes per hectare | -16.3% |
| 1976 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +38.9% |
| 1977 | 0.92 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -13.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5469 tonnes per hectare | -31.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +21.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5429 tonnes per hectare | -18.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5714 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5789 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6579 tonnes per hectare | +13.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6675 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4567 tonnes per hectare | -31.5% |
| 1989 | 0.43 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4329 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3356 tonnes per hectare | -22.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1689 tonnes per hectare | -49.7% |
| 1993 | 0.413 tonnes per hectare | +144.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4423 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5648 tonnes per hectare | +27.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5698 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5802 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6625 tonnes per hectare | +14.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5869 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5798 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5738 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3954 tonnes per hectare | -31.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5781 tonnes per hectare | +46.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5663 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.298 tonnes per hectare | -47.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4961 tonnes per hectare | +66.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4314 tonnes per hectare | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3291 tonnes per hectare | -23.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6224 tonnes per hectare | +89.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6089 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6412 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4532 tonnes per hectare | -29.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3572 tonnes per hectare | -21.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5254 tonnes per hectare | +47.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4178 tonnes per hectare | -20.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4475 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4583 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6727 tonnes per hectare | +46.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6902 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5408 tonnes per hectare | -21.6% |
| 2021 | 0.54 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5609 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5947 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6066 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.6066 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7162 tonnes per hectare, 85% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.6066 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9424 tonnes per hectare, 64% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +144.5% | 0.1689 tonnes per hectare | 0.413 tonnes per hectare |
| 2009 | +89.1% | 0.3291 tonnes per hectare | 0.6224 tonnes per hectare |
| 2006 | +66.5% | 0.298 tonnes per hectare | 0.4961 tonnes per hectare |
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 |
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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 99th out of 115 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.