Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Mozambique
Mozambique: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 45.1 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 45.1 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Mozambique peaked at 45.1 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 40.16 %, in 1961.
Mozambique ranks 26th of 237 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 40.16 % | — |
| 1962 | 40.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 40.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 40.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 40.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 40.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 40.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 40.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 40.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 40.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 40.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 40.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 40.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 40.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 40.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 40.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 40.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 40.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 40.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 40.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 40.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 40.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 40.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 40.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 40.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 40.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 40.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 40.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 40.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 40.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 40.37 % | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 40.63 % | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 40.91 % | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 41.12 % | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 41.3 % | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 41.44 % | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 41.53 % | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 41.68 % | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 42.02 % | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 42.35 % | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 42.5 % | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 42.21 % | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 42.43 % | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 42.58 % | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 42.36 % | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 42.76 % | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 42.67 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 42.69 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 42.82 % | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 42.87 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 43.14 % | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 43.4 % | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 43.66 % | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 43.92 % | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 44.19 % | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 44.58 % | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 44.87 % | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 45.1 % | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 45.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 45.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 45.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 45.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 45.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 45.1 % | +0.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 45.1 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 30.48 %, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 45.1 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.74 %, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.16 % | 40.16 % | 40.16 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 40.16 % | 40.16 % | 40.16 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.16 % | 40.16 % | 40.16 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.12 % | 40.16 % | 42.02 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.54 % | 42.21 % | 42.82 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.08 % | 42.87 % | 45.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.1 % | 45.1 % | 45.1 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 24 Afghanistan 46 % compare
- 25 Botswana 45.17 % compare
- 27 Syrian Arab Republic 44.46 % compare
- 27 Syria 44.46 % compare
- 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 43.72 % compare
- 29 United Kingdom 43.72 % 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 permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Mozambique?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Mozambique was 45.1 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 45.1 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.16 % in 1961.
- How does Mozambique rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Mozambique ranks 26th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.