Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0234 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0234 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
53rd
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.1151 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0234 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — land area, per capita in Mozambique is 0.0234 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. 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, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.1151 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0234 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Mozambique 53rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1151 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1128 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1106 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1084 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1062 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.104 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1018 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0996 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0975 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0953 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.093 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0905 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0878 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0851 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0824 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0797 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0769 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0741 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0713 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0694 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.068 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0665 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0651 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0639 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0627 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0616 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0613 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0614 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0609 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0601 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0589 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0578 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.056 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0523 Square kilometres per person | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0493 Square kilometres per person | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0477 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0464 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0453 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0443 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0434 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0424 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0415 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0406 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0396 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0387 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0378 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0369 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.036 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0351 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0342 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0333 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0323 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0314 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0305 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0296 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0288 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0279 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0271 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0263 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0255 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0248 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0241 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0234 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.0234 Square kilometres per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0146 Square kilometres per person, 1.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.0234 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.015 Square kilometres per person, 1.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1062 Square kilometres per person | 0.0975 Square kilometres per person | 0.1151 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0836 Square kilometres per person | 0.0713 Square kilometres per person | 0.0953 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0641 Square kilometres per person | 0.0609 Square kilometres per person | 0.0694 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0518 Square kilometres per person | 0.0443 Square kilometres per person | 0.0601 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0392 Square kilometres per person | 0.0351 Square kilometres per person | 0.0434 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0301 Square kilometres per person | 0.0263 Square kilometres per person | 0.0342 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0245 Square kilometres per person | 0.0234 Square kilometres per person | 0.0255 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 50 Faroe Islands 0.0252 Square kilometres per person compare
- 51 Bahamas 0.0251 Square kilometres per person compare
- 52 Zimbabwe 0.0237 Square kilometres per person compare
- 54 Belarus 0.0221 Square kilometres per person compare
- 55 Colombia 0.0212 Square kilometres per person compare
- 56 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0206 Square kilometres per person compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2476 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — land area, per capita in Mozambique?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Mozambique was 0.0234 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1151 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0234 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Mozambique rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 53rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.