Arable land — Area in Mozambique
Mozambique: Arable land — Area was 8,280 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area in Mozambique is 8,280 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Mozambique peaked at 8,280 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,785 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Mozambique 35th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 2,785 1000 ha | 2,785 1000 ha | 2,785 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,199 1000 ha | 2,785 1000 ha | 3,612 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,118 1000 ha | 3,704 1000 ha | 4,532 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,041 1000 ha | 4,624 1000 ha | 5,489 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,182 1000 ha | 5,618 1000 ha | 6,692 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,283 1000 ha | 6,786 1000 ha | 7,811 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,133 1000 ha | 7,918 1000 ha | 8,280 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 32 Ethiopia PDR 10,650 1000 ha compare
- 33 Uganda 8,751 1000 ha compare
- 34 Romania 8,381 1000 ha compare
- 36 Burkina Faso 7,907 1000 ha compare
- 37 Bangladesh 7,877 1000 ha compare
- 38 Afghanistan 7,811 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Mozambique
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.01 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 173.74 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 45.1 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 80.37 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 35,464 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.87 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 381.92 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 18.76 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.25 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Mozambique?
- Arable land — area in Mozambique was 8,280 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 8,280 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,785 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Mozambique rank for arable land — area?
- Mozambique ranks 35th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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 Arable 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.