Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mozambique
Mozambique: Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 1.53 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mozambique stood at 1.53 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.7% on the previous year and up 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mozambique peaked at 1.53 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5851 kg/ha, in 2015.
Mozambique ranks 70th of 186 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.
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.11 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.1 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 1.13 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 1.16 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 1.17 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 1.19 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 1.2 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 1.16 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 1.09 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 1.08 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 1.07 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 1.06 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 1.04 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 1.03 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 1.01 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.9682 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.9722 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9525 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.9931 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 1.03 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.9965 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.9431 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9643 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9155 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9266 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9296 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9296 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9042 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8828 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8912 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8318 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7986 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8298 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8711 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8536 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8747 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8635 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7766 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7541 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7812 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8134 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9552 kg/ha | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9959 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.13 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 1.04 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 1.14 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 1.12 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.03 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 1.05 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9908 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9663 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.24 kg/ha | +27.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9501 kg/ha | -23.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7389 kg/ha | -22.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5851 kg/ha | -20.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6526 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6711 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7749 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 1.19 kg/ha | +54.1% |
| 2020 | 1.14 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 1.19 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 1.26 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 1.53 kg/ha | +21.7% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 1.53 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5962 kg/ha, 2.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 1.53 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5329 kg/ha, 2.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +54.1% | 0.7749 kg/ha | 1.19 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.15 kg/ha | 1.09 kg/ha | 1.2 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.02 kg/ha | 0.9525 kg/ha | 1.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9421 kg/ha | 0.8828 kg/ha | 1.03 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8345 kg/ha | 0.7541 kg/ha | 0.8912 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 kg/ha | 0.7812 kg/ha | 1.14 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.876 kg/ha | 0.5851 kg/ha | 1.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 kg/ha | 1.14 kg/ha | 1.53 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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 seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mozambique?
- Seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mozambique was 1.53 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5851 kg/ha in 2015.
- How does Mozambique rank for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Mozambique ranks 70th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).