Yields of key staple crops in Mozambique
Mozambique: Yields of key staple crops was 0.3125 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.3125 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 68.8%
World rank
126th
of 126 countries
All-time high
1.82 tonnes per hectare
in 1981
All-time low
0.3125 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yields of key staple crops in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yields of key staple crops in Mozambique is 0.3125 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 68.8% on the previous year and down 71.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Mozambique peaked at 1.82 tonnes per hectare in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.3125 tonnes per hectare, in 2024.
Mozambique ranks 126th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yields of key staple crops in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7652 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.7895 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9524 tonnes per hectare | +20.6% |
| 1964 | 0.7018 tonnes per hectare | -26.3% |
| 1965 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +42.5% |
| 1966 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8624 tonnes per hectare | -21.6% |
| 1968 | 0.9202 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 0.8667 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1970 | 0.9202 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 1972 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1974 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -25.0% |
| 1975 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | -40.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | -33.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +50.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6308 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +58.5% |
| 1981 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | +81.8% |
| 1982 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1983 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 1986 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | -40.0% |
| 1988 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +66.7% |
| 1989 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | +44.0% |
| 1991 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -25.9% |
| 1993 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +27.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9958 tonnes per hectare | -41.6% |
| 2013 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3125 tonnes per hectare | -68.8% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.3125 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.58 tonnes per hectare, 20% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.3125 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.67 tonnes per hectare, 19% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yields of key staple crops 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 tonnes per hectare | 1.82 tonnes per hectare |
| 2024 | -68.8% | 1 tonnes per hectare | 0.3125 tonnes per hectare |
| 1988 | +66.7% | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare |
| 1980 | +58.5% | 0.6308 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8842 tonnes per hectare | 0.7018 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.853 tonnes per hectare | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.9958 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.924 tonnes per hectare | 0.3125 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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)
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- 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 yields of key staple crops in Mozambique?
- Yields of key staple crops in Mozambique was 0.3125 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of key staple crops recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.82 tonnes per hectare in 1981.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3125 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Mozambique ranks 126th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.