Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0105 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0105 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
28th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0462 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0105 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Mozambique stood at 0.0105 Square kilometres 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 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.0462 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0105 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Mozambique ranks 28th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0462 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0453 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0444 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0435 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0426 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0418 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0409 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.04 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0391 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0383 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0373 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0363 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0353 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0342 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0331 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.032 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0309 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0297 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0286 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0279 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0273 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0267 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0262 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0256 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0252 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0247 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0246 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0247 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0245 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0241 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0238 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0235 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0229 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0215 Square kilometres per person | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0203 Square kilometres per person | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0198 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0193 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0189 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0186 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0184 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.018 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0175 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0172 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0169 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0164 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0162 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0158 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0154 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.015 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0147 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0143 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.014 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0137 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0134 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0128 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0119 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0115 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0112 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.0105 Square kilometres per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0041 Square kilometres per person, 2.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.0105 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0036 Square kilometres per person, 2.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0427 Square kilometres per person | 0.0391 Square kilometres per person | 0.0462 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0336 Square kilometres per person | 0.0286 Square kilometres per person | 0.0383 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0257 Square kilometres per person | 0.0245 Square kilometres per person | 0.0279 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0213 Square kilometres per person | 0.0186 Square kilometres per person | 0.0241 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0167 Square kilometres per person | 0.015 Square kilometres per person | 0.0184 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0133 Square kilometres per person | 0.0119 Square kilometres per person | 0.0147 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.011 Square kilometres per person | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | 0.0115 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 25 Kyrgyzstan 0.0127 Square kilometres per person compare
- 26 Niger 0.011 Square kilometres per person compare
- 27 Angola 0.011 Square kilometres per person compare
- 29 Zambia 0.0097 Square kilometres per person compare
- 30 Brazil 0.0082 Square kilometres per person compare
- 31 United States 0.0079 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Mozambique?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Mozambique was 0.0105 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0462 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0105 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Mozambique rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 28th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.