Arable land use per person in Mozambique
Mozambique: Arable land use per person was 0.168 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land use per person in Mozambique stood at 0.168 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Mozambique peaked at 0.3576 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.168 hectares per person, in 2023.
Mozambique ranks 74th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.338 hectares per person | 0.3236 hectares per person | 0.3576 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3019 hectares per person | 0.2602 hectares per person | 0.3376 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2544 hectares per person | 0.2485 hectares per person | 0.2634 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2412 hectares per person | 0.2227 hectares per person | 0.2635 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2349 hectares per person | 0.2151 hectares per person | 0.2475 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2165 hectares per person | 0.1891 hectares per person | 0.2457 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1757 hectares per person | 0.168 hectares per person | 0.1835 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More environment data for Mozambique
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 33.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.9709 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.93 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.69 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 11.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0215 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0037 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0232 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Mozambique?
- Arable land use per person in Mozambique was 0.168 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3576 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.168 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Mozambique rank for arable land use per person?
- Mozambique ranks 74th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.