Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Mozambique, Republic of
Mozambique, Republic of: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 56.11 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Mozambique, Republic of, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Mozambique, Republic of stood at 56.11 %.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Mozambique, Republic of peaked at 56.14 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.96 %, in 1961.
Mozambique, Republic of ranks 46th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.98 % | 43.96 % | 43.99 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 44.52 % | 43.99 % | 45.04 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.69 % | 45.16 % | 46.21 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.82 % | 46.33 % | 49.3 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.71 % | 49.81 % | 51.66 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.79 % | 51.89 % | 55.55 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.93 % | 55.66 % | 56.14 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique, Republic of
- 43 Azerbaijan 57.76 % compare
- 43 Cook Islands 15.88 % compare
- 43 Sudan (former) 57.76 % compare
- 45 El Salvador 57.26 % compare
- 47 Hungary 55.52 % compare
- 48 Ghana 55.39 % compare
- 49 Sierra Leone 55.24 % compare
More environment data for Mozambique, Republic of
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.256 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 13,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 13,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 143 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 103 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 2,738 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1,031 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 15,222 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Mozambique, Republic of?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Mozambique, Republic of was 56.11 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Mozambique, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 56.14 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Mozambique, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.96 % in 1961.
- How does Mozambique, Republic of rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Mozambique, Republic of ranks 46th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Mozambique, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique, Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.