Wheat — Yield in Mozambique
Mozambique: Wheat — Yield was 312.5 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Yield in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 312.5 kg/ha for wheat — yield in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 68.8% on the previous year and down 71.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — yield in Mozambique peaked at 1,818 kg/ha in 1981 and was at its lowest, 312.5 kg/ha, in 2024.
Mozambique ranks 158th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Yield in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 765.2 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 789.5 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 952.4 kg/ha | +20.6% |
| 1964 | 701.8 kg/ha | -26.3% |
| 1965 | 1,000 kg/ha | +42.5% |
| 1966 | 1,100 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1967 | 862.4 kg/ha | -21.6% |
| 1968 | 920.2 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 866.7 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1970 | 920.2 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 1,046 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 1972 | 1,000 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 1,333 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 1974 | 1,000 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1975 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 600 kg/ha | -40.0% |
| 1977 | 400 kg/ha | -33.3% |
| 1978 | 600 kg/ha | +50.0% |
| 1979 | 630.8 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 1,000 kg/ha | +58.5% |
| 1981 | 1,818 kg/ha | +81.8% |
| 1982 | 1,600 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 1983 | 1,500 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 1,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,250 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 1986 | 1,250 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 750 kg/ha | -40.0% |
| 1988 | 1,250 kg/ha | +66.7% |
| 1989 | 1,250 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,800 kg/ha | +44.0% |
| 1991 | 1,500 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 1,111 kg/ha | -25.9% |
| 1993 | 1,161 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 1,146 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 1,140 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1,136 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1,133 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1,134 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,137 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1,000 kg/ha | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,038 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 1,188 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 1,087 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 1,107 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1,235 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 1,176 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 1,250 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 1,250 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,337 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 1,704 kg/ha | +27.5% |
| 2012 | 995.8 kg/ha | -41.6% |
| 2013 | 1,095 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 1,090 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,079 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1,094 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1,103 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1,133 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1,125 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1,154 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 1,154 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,000 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 312.5 kg/ha | -68.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +81.8% | 1,000 kg/ha | 1,818 kg/ha |
| 2024 | -68.8% | 1,000 kg/ha | 312.5 kg/ha |
| 1988 | +66.7% | 750 kg/ha | 1,250 kg/ha |
| 1980 | +58.5% | 630.8 kg/ha | 1,000 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 884.24 kg/ha | 701.8 kg/ha | 1,100 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 853.05 kg/ha | 400 kg/ha | 1,333 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,317 kg/ha | 750 kg/ha | 1,818 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,240 kg/ha | 1,111 kg/ha | 1,800 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,133 kg/ha | 1,000 kg/ha | 1,250 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,176 kg/ha | 995.8 kg/ha | 1,704 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 924.02 kg/ha | 312.5 kg/ha | 1,154 kg/ha | 5 |
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- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight 18 kg/An (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — yield in Mozambique?
- Wheat — yield in Mozambique was 312.5 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — yield recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1,818 kg/ha in 1981.
- What is the lowest wheat — yield recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 312.5 kg/ha in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for wheat — yield?
- Mozambique ranks 158th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — yield rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wheat — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.