Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Mozambique
Mozambique: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Mozambique is 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Mozambique peaked at 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Mozambique 23rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0413 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0414 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0417 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0424 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0426 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0424 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0428 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0427 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0427 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0428 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0429 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0434 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0437 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0439 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0446 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0449 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0284 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0428 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0441 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0429 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 20 Palestine 0.0461 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 21 Afghanistan 0.046 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 22 Botswana 0.0452 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 24 Guinea 0.0435 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 25 Australia 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 26 Paraguay 0.0424 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.6764 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -5.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Mozambique?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Mozambique was 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mozambique rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Mozambique ranks 23rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.