Arable land in Mozambique
Mozambique: Arable land was 0.168 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.168 hectares per person for arable land in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Mozambique peaked at 0.3576 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.168 hectares per person, in 2023.
Mozambique ranks 74th of 206 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.338 hectares per person | 0.3236 hectares per person | 0.3576 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3019 hectares per person | 0.2602 hectares per person | 0.3376 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2544 hectares per person | 0.2485 hectares per person | 0.2634 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2412 hectares per person | 0.2227 hectares per person | 0.2635 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2349 hectares per person | 0.2151 hectares per person | 0.2475 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2165 hectares per person | 0.1891 hectares per person | 0.2457 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1757 hectares per person | 0.168 hectares per person | 0.1835 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 62.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 22.37 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.42 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 776.4 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 2.66 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Mozambique?
- Arable land in Mozambique was 0.168 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3576 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.168 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Mozambique rank for arable land?
- Mozambique ranks 74th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land 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 FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.