Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0029 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.0029 ha per person for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.0093 ha per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 ha per person, in 1998.
That places Mozambique 19th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0009 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0009 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0009 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0009 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0008 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 ha per person | -28.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0008 ha per person | +32.0% |
| 1969 | 0.001 ha per person | +33.5% |
| 1970 | 0.001 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.001 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.001 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0009 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0009 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0009 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0008 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0008 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0008 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0007 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0007 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0007 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0012 ha per person | +69.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 ha per person | -51.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0031 ha per person | +511.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0033 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0035 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0051 ha per person | +45.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0093 ha per person | +82.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0063 ha per person | -32.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0035 ha per person | -44.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0039 ha per person | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0041 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.003 ha per person | -27.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0039 ha per person | +30.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0036 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0037 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0029 ha per person | -21.9% |
| 2013 | 0.006 ha per person | +106.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0028 ha per person | -54.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 ha per person | -39.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0024 ha per person | +41.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.003 ha per person | +37.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0033 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.002 ha per person | -39.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0026 ha per person | +31.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0026 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0028 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0029 ha per person | +2.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.0029 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0019 ha per person, 1.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.0029 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0015 ha per person, 2.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +511.1% | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person |
| 2013 | +106.1% | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.006 ha per person |
| 2003 | +82.4% | 0.0051 ha per person | 0.0093 ha per person |
| 1991 | +69.2% | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person |
| 2014 | -54.1% | 0.006 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person |
| 1992 | -51.3% | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0046 ha per person | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0093 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.006 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.002 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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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)
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- 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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Mozambique?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Mozambique was 0.0029 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0093 ha per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 ha per person in 1998.
- How does Mozambique rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 19th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.