Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0231 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2024, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Mozambique stood at 0.0231 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.117 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0231 sq. km per person, in 2024.
Mozambique ranks 58th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.117 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1147 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1124 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1102 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1079 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1057 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1035 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1013 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0991 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0969 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0945 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.092 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0893 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0865 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0838 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.081 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0782 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0753 sq. km per person | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0725 sq. km per person | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0705 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0691 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0676 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0662 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0649 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0637 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0626 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0623 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0624 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0619 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.061 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0599 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0587 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0569 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0532 sq. km per person | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0501 sq. km per person | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0485 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0472 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0461 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0451 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0441 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0431 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0422 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0412 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0403 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0394 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0385 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0376 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0366 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0357 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0348 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0338 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0328 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0319 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.031 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0301 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0292 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0284 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0275 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0267 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.026 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0252 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0245 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0238 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0231 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.0231 sq. km per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0164 sq. km per person, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.0231 sq. km per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0156 sq. km per person, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.108 sq. km per person | 0.0991 sq. km per person | 0.117 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.085 sq. km per person | 0.0725 sq. km per person | 0.0969 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0651 sq. km per person | 0.0619 sq. km per person | 0.0705 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0527 sq. km per person | 0.0451 sq. km per person | 0.061 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0399 sq. km per person | 0.0357 sq. km per person | 0.0441 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0306 sq. km per person | 0.0267 sq. km per person | 0.0348 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0245 sq. km per person | 0.0231 sq. km per person | 0.026 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.167 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.001 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0017 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.09 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Mozambique?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Mozambique was 0.0231 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.117 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0231 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 58th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.