Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0005 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — area harvested, per capita in Mozambique is 0.0005 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.0021 ha per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per person, in 1997.
Mozambique ranks 89th of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0017 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0011 ha per person | -35.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0021 ha per person | +89.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0016 ha per person | -24.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0014 ha per person | -14.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0013 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0013 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0013 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0007 ha per person | -41.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0012 ha per person | +63.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0015 ha per person | +26.8% |
| 1972 | 0.001 ha per person | -32.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 ha per person | -35.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 ha per person | -51.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 ha per person | +61.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 ha per person | -23.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 ha per person | -27.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 ha per person | +79.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 ha per person | -21.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 ha per person | -48.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 ha per person | -11.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 ha per person | -20.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 ha per person | -18.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 ha per person | -13.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 ha per person | -19.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 ha per person | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 ha per person | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 ha per person | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 ha per person | +30.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 ha per person | +27.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 ha per person | +20.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 ha per person | +40.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 ha per person | +19.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 ha per person | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 ha per person | +22.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 ha per person | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 ha per person | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 ha per person | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 ha per person | +44.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 ha per person | -19.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 ha per person | -21.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 ha per person | +19.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.9% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.0005 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0006 ha per person, 82% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.0005 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0006 ha per person, 82% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Mozambique?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Mozambique was 0.0005 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0021 ha per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 1997.
- How does Mozambique rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 89th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. 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 Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — 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
Wheat — 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.