Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mozambique
Mozambique: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0203 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0203 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
88th
of 110 countries
All-time high
0.0242 ha per square kilometre
in 2014
All-time low
0.0012 ha per square kilometre
in 1997
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mozambique stood at 0.0203 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mozambique peaked at 0.0242 ha per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 ha per square kilometre, in 1997.
That places Mozambique 88th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0146 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | -33.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0187 ha per square kilometre | +93.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0145 ha per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0114 ha per square kilometre | -30.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1981 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | +83.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | -47.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +43.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0108 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0153 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 0.017 ha per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0225 ha per square kilometre | +48.5% |
| 2013 | 0.023 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0239 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0199 ha per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0197 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0191 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0203 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0203 ha per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0203 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.0203 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0748 ha per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.0203 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0226 ha per square kilometre, 90% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0129 ha per square kilometre | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | 0.0187 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | 0.0153 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0184 ha per square kilometre | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | 0.0203 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mozambique?
- Wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mozambique was 0.0203 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0242 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 ha per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does Mozambique rank for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Mozambique ranks 88th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested 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
Wheat — Area harvested 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.