Cropland — Area per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.25 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Mozambique stood at 0.25 ha/cap. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.44 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.25 ha/cap, in 2024.
That places Mozambique 64th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4056 ha/cap | 0.37 ha/cap | 0.44 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.362 ha/cap | 0.35 ha/cap | 0.37 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.354 ha/cap | 0.35 ha/cap | 0.37 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.345 ha/cap | 0.32 ha/cap | 0.37 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.318 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 0.32 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.292 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.262 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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)
- Arable land — Area 8,280 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Mozambique?
- Cropland — area per capita in Mozambique was 0.25 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.44 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 ha/cap in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 64th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.