Starchy Roots — Losses in Mozambique
Mozambique: Starchy Roots — Losses was 643 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Starchy Roots — Losses in Mozambique, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 643 1000 t for starchy roots — losses in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.4% on the previous year and up 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — losses in Mozambique peaked at 643 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 318 1000 t, in 2015.
That places Mozambique 30th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Starchy Roots — Losses in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 357 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 374 1000 t | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 320 1000 t | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 392 1000 t | +22.5% |
| 2014 | 368 1000 t | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 318 1000 t | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 321 1000 t | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 345 1000 t | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 368 1000 t | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 536 1000 t | +45.7% |
| 2020 | 491 1000 t | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 525 1000 t | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 562 1000 t | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 643 1000 t | +14.4% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 643 1000 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 74 1000 t, 8.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 643 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 115 1000 t, 5.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 369.9 1000 t | 318 1000 t | 536 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 555.25 1000 t | 491 1000 t | 643 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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 starchy roots — losses in Mozambique?
- Starchy roots — losses in Mozambique was 643 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — losses recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 643 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — losses recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 318 1000 t in 2015.
- How does Mozambique rank for starchy roots — losses?
- Mozambique ranks 30th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — losses rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Starchy Roots — Losses. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.