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 24th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
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
- 21 Palestine 46.14 % compare
- 22 Afghanistan 46 % compare
- 23 Botswana 45.17 % compare
- 25 Syrian Arab Republic 44.46 % compare
- 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 43.72 % compare
- 27 Guinea 43.55 % compare
More environment data for Mozambique
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.01 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 173.74 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 80.37 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 35,464 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.87 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 381.92 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 18.76 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 8,280 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.25 ha/cap (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 24th out of 220 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.