Sugar cane yields in Mozambique
Mozambique: Sugar cane yields was 55.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
55.6 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
55th
of 110 countries
All-time high
79.54 tonnes per hectare
in 2011
All-time low
10.25 tonnes per hectare
in 1993
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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.
Sugar cane yields in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 48.44 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 51.18 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 46.91 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 44.47 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1965 | 46.2 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 46.87 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 46.56 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 49.86 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 54.09 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1970 | 52.5 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 54.55 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 56.25 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 52.63 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 48.28 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1975 | 42.11 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 1976 | 36.67 tonnes per hectare | -12.9% |
| 1977 | 40 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 40 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 44 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1980 | 40 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 36.36 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 36.25 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 28 tonnes per hectare | -22.8% |
| 1984 | 22.5 tonnes per hectare | -19.6% |
| 1985 | 12 tonnes per hectare | -46.7% |
| 1986 | 15 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 14.33 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 14.71 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 12.77 tonnes per hectare | -13.2% |
| 1990 | 13.26 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 12.64 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 10.62 tonnes per hectare | -15.9% |
| 1993 | 10.25 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 10.53 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 12.53 tonnes per hectare | +19.0% |
| 1996 | 12.63 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 11.62 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 14.75 tonnes per hectare | +26.9% |
| 1999 | 17.1 tonnes per hectare | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 14.71 tonnes per hectare | -13.9% |
| 2001 | 18.77 tonnes per hectare | +27.5% |
| 2002 | 45.32 tonnes per hectare | +141.5% |
| 2003 | 51.07 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 50.63 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 64.2 tonnes per hectare | +26.8% |
| 2006 | 62.43 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 64.4 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 68.09 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 58.08 tonnes per hectare | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 70.69 tonnes per hectare | +21.7% |
| 2011 | 79.54 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 73.91 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 68.6 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 78.18 tonnes per hectare | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 68.95 tonnes per hectare | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 65.27 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 67.1 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 65.32 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 63.93 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 57.81 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 68 tonnes per hectare | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 72 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 52.88 tonnes per hectare | -26.6% |
| 2024 | 55.6 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 55.6 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 42.59 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 55.6 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.44 tonnes per hectare, 89% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar cane 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +141.5% | 18.77 tonnes per hectare | 45.32 tonnes per hectare |
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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- 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)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6279 units per person (2025)
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- 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 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.