Agricultural land use per person in Mozambique
Mozambique: Agricultural land use per person was 1.29 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.29 hectares per person
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
32nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
4.54 hectares per person
in 1200
All-time low
1.29 hectares per person
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Mozambique, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use per person in Mozambique is 1.29 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in Mozambique peaked at 4.54 hectares per person in 1200 and was at its lowest, 1.29 hectares per person, in 2025.
Mozambique ranks 32nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Agricultural land use per person in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 4.54 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 4.54 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1200 | 4.54 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1300 | 4.54 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1400 | 4.54 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1500 | 4.54 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1600 | 4.54 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1700 | 4.54 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1710 | 4.54 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1720 | 4.54 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1730 | 4.54 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1740 | 4.54 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1750 | 4.54 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 4.54 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 4.54 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 4.54 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 4.54 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 4.54 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 4.54 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 4.54 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1830 | 4.54 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 4.54 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1850 | 4.54 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 4.54 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 4.54 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 4.54 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1890 | 4.54 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1900 | 4.54 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 4.54 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1920 | 4.54 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 4.54 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1940 | 4.5 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1950 | 4.08 hectares per person | -9.2% |
| 1951 | 4.4 hectares per person | +7.8% |
| 1952 | 4.4 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 4.39 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 4.38 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 4.38 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 4.37 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 4.36 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 4.36 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 4.35 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 4.34 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 4.34 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 4.25 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 4.16 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 4.08 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 3.99 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 3.91 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 3.83 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 3.75 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 3.68 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 3.6 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 3.52 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 3.44 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 3.37 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 3.28 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 3.2 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 3.11 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 3.03 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 2.94 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 2.86 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 2.79 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 2.73 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 2.68 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 2.62 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 2.59 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 2.57 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 2.56 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 2.57 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 2.58 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 2.57 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 2.54 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 2.49 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 2.41 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 2.33 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 2.26 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 2.19 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 2.14 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 2.09 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 2.05 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 2.01 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.97 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.92 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.88 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.83 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.79 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.74 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.7 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.66 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.62 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.58 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.6 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.57 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.55 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.52 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.5 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.47 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.45 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.43 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.41 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.38 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.41 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.38 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.36 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.33 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 1.31 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 1.29 hectares per person | -1.7% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 1.29 hectares per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5776 hectares per person, 2.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 1.29 hectares per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5841 hectares per person, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 4.5 hectares per person | 4.5 hectares per person | 4.5 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 4.35 hectares per person | 4.08 hectares per person | 4.4 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.03 hectares per person | 3.68 hectares per person | 4.34 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.24 hectares per person | 2.86 hectares per person | 3.6 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.63 hectares per person | 2.56 hectares per person | 2.79 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.25 hectares per person | 2.01 hectares per person | 2.54 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.77 hectares per person | 1.58 hectares per person | 1.97 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 hectares per person | 1.38 hectares per person | 1.6 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 hectares per person | 1.29 hectares per person | 1.41 hectares per person | 6 |
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 agricultural land use per person in Mozambique?
- Agricultural land use per person in Mozambique was 1.29 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 4.54 hectares per person in 1200.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Mozambique rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Mozambique ranks 32nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.