Sugar cane yields in Mozambique
Mozambique: Sugar cane yields was 55.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar cane 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
Mozambique recorded 55.6 tonnes per hectare for sugar cane yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Mozambique peaked at 79.54 tonnes per hectare in 2011 and was at its lowest, 10.25 tonnes per hectare, in 1993.
That places Mozambique 55th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.29 tonnes per hectare | 44.47 tonnes per hectare | 54.09 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 46.7 tonnes per hectare | 36.67 tonnes per hectare | 56.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.19 tonnes per hectare | 12 tonnes per hectare | 40 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.59 tonnes per hectare | 10.25 tonnes per hectare | 17.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.77 tonnes per hectare | 14.71 tonnes per hectare | 68.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.15 tonnes per hectare | 63.93 tonnes per hectare | 79.54 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.26 tonnes per hectare | 52.88 tonnes per hectare | 72 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 sugar cane yields in Mozambique?
- Sugar cane yields in Mozambique was 55.6 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 sugar cane yields recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 79.54 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.25 tonnes per hectare in 1993.
- How does Mozambique rank for sugar cane yields?
- Mozambique ranks 55th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar cane 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.