Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Mozambique
Mozambique: Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre was 0.5847 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Mozambique is 0.5847 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Mozambique peaked at 1.87 t per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0267 t per square kilometre, in 1966.
Mozambique ranks 41st of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0394 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0394 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0394 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0394 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0407 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0267 t per square kilometre | -34.4% |
| 1967 | 0.028 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0366 t per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0507 t per square kilometre | +38.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0509 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0509 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0534 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0534 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0509 t per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0445 t per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0509 t per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0509 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0509 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0572 t per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0572 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0572 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0572 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0572 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0572 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0598 t per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0661 t per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0699 t per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0699 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0699 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0713 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1351 t per square kilometre | +89.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0661 t per square kilometre | -51.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0699 t per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0763 t per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0699 t per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0738 t per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.075 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0763 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5087 t per square kilometre | +566.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5468 t per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5722 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5803 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.12 t per square kilometre | +92.2% |
| 2004 | 1.14 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6471 t per square kilometre | -43.5% |
| 2006 | 0.862 t per square kilometre | +33.2% |
| 2007 | 1.1 t per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7131 t per square kilometre | -34.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9411 t per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 2010 | 1.02 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 1.13 t per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 1.49 t per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 2013 | 1.87 t per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6391 t per square kilometre | -65.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4965 t per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7022 t per square kilometre | +41.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6486 t per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6196 t per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6419 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5705 t per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6299 t per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6488 t per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5847 t per square kilometre | -9.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre 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 | +566.7% | 0.0763 t per square kilometre | 0.5087 t per square kilometre |
| 2003 | +92.2% | 0.5803 t per square kilometre | 1.12 t per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +89.4% | 0.0713 t per square kilometre | 0.1351 t per square kilometre |
| 2014 | -65.8% | 1.87 t per square kilometre | 0.6391 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0378 t per square kilometre | 0.0267 t per square kilometre | 0.0507 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0514 t per square kilometre | 0.0445 t per square kilometre | 0.0572 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0622 t per square kilometre | 0.0572 t per square kilometre | 0.0699 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1222 t per square kilometre | 0.0661 t per square kilometre | 0.5087 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8218 t per square kilometre | 0.5468 t per square kilometre | 1.14 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9259 t per square kilometre | 0.4965 t per square kilometre | 1.87 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6085 t per square kilometre | 0.5705 t per square kilometre | 0.6488 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 38 Antigua and Barbuda 0.6784 t per square kilometre compare
- 39 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.6769 t per square kilometre compare
- 40 Ghana 0.6278 t per square kilometre compare
- 42 Senegal 0.5786 t per square kilometre compare
- 43 Zimbabwe 0.5365 t per square kilometre compare
- 44 Palestine 0.4861 t per square kilometre compare
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 sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Mozambique?
- Sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Mozambique was 0.5847 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 t per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0267 t per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Mozambique rank for sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre?
- Mozambique ranks 41st out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.7%. 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 — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.