Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.0238 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0238 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
54th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.117 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0238 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Mozambique stood at 0.0238 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.117 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0238 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Mozambique ranks 54th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.117 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1147 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1124 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1102 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1079 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1057 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1035 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1013 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0991 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0969 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0945 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.092 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0893 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0865 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0838 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.081 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0782 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0753 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0725 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0705 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0691 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0676 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0662 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0649 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0637 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0626 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0623 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0624 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0619 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.061 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0599 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0587 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0569 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0532 Square kilometres per person | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0501 Square kilometres per person | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0485 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0472 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0461 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0451 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0441 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0431 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0422 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0412 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0403 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0394 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0385 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0376 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0366 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0357 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0348 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0338 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0328 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0319 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.031 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0301 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0292 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0284 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0275 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0267 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.026 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0252 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0245 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0238 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.0238 Square kilometres per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0163 Square kilometres per person, 1.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.0238 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0168 Square kilometres per person, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.108 Square kilometres per person | 0.0991 Square kilometres per person | 0.117 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.085 Square kilometres per person | 0.0725 Square kilometres per person | 0.0969 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0651 Square kilometres per person | 0.0619 Square kilometres per person | 0.0705 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0527 Square kilometres per person | 0.0451 Square kilometres per person | 0.061 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0399 Square kilometres per person | 0.0357 Square kilometres per person | 0.0441 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0306 Square kilometres per person | 0.0267 Square kilometres per person | 0.0348 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0249 Square kilometres per person | 0.0238 Square kilometres per person | 0.026 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 51 Kyrgyzstan 0.0282 Square kilometres per person compare
- 52 Palau 0.0259 Square kilometres per person compare
- 53 Zimbabwe 0.0239 Square kilometres per person compare
- 55 Belarus 0.0226 Square kilometres per person compare
- 56 Colombia 0.0218 Square kilometres per person compare
- 57 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 — total area, per capita in Mozambique?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in Mozambique was 0.0238 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.117 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0238 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Mozambique rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 54th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total 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 — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.