Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Mozambique
Mozambique: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 6,559 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Mozambique, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2022, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Mozambique stood at 6,559 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Mozambique peaked at 6,559 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,056 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Mozambique ranks 35th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2,056 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 4,153 Square kilometres | +102.0% |
| 2015 | 5,090 Square kilometres | +22.6% |
| 2020 | 6,401 Square kilometres | +25.7% |
| 2022 | 6,559 Square kilometres | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,056 Square kilometres | 2,056 Square kilometres | 2,056 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 4,622 Square kilometres | 4,153 Square kilometres | 5,090 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 6,480 Square kilometres | 6,401 Square kilometres | 6,559 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More environment data for Mozambique
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.256 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.007 m3 per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per capita 0.0003 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate -34.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Mozambique?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Mozambique was 6,559 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 6,559 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,056 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Mozambique rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Mozambique ranks 35th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation