Cropland — Share in Land area in Mozambique

Mozambique: Cropland — Share in Land area was 11.01 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
11.01 %
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
139th
of 234 countries
All-time high
11.04 %
in 2023
All-time low
3.8 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cropland — Share in Land area in Mozambique, 1961–2024

4681012196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Mozambique recorded 11.01 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Mozambique peaked at 11.04 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.8 %, in 1961.

That places Mozambique 139th out of 234 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.82 % 3.8 % 3.83 % 9
1970s 4.36 % 3.83 % 4.89 % 10
1980s 5.53 % 5 % 6.06 % 10
1990s 6.71 % 6.17 % 7.28 % 10
2000s 8.17 % 7.46 % 8.84 % 10
2010s 9.71 % 9.02 % 10.45 % 10
2020s 10.84 % 10.57 % 11.04 % 5

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 136 Sudan 11.35 % compare
  2. 137 OECD 11.21 % compare
  3. 138 Aruba 11.11 % compare
  4. 140 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 10.84 % compare
  5. 141 Liechtenstein 10.81 % compare
  6. 142 Costa Rica 10.77 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — share in land area in Mozambique?
Cropland — share in land area in Mozambique was 11.01 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 11.04 % in 2023.
What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 3.8 % in 1961.
How does Mozambique rank for cropland — share in land area?
Mozambique ranks 139th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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 Cropland — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.