What is land area in Mozambique?

Land area in Mozambique was 786,380 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Mozambique?

The highest recorded value was 786,380 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Mozambique?

The lowest recorded value was 786,380 sq. km in 1961.

How does Mozambique rank for land area?

Mozambique ranks 34th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Mozambique?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Mozambique data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Mozambique

Name: Land area in Mozambique
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Mozambique: Land area was 786,380 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

786,380 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

34th

of 216 countries

All-time high

786,380 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

786,380 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Mozambique, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Mozambique recorded 786,380 sq. km for land area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Mozambique peaked at 786,380 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 786,380 sq. km, in 1961.

Mozambique ranks 34th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	786,380 sq. km	786,380 sq. km	786,380 sq. km	9
1970s	786,380 sq. km	786,380 sq. km	786,380 sq. km	10
1980s	786,380 sq. km	786,380 sq. km	786,380 sq. km	10
1990s	786,380 sq. km	786,380 sq. km	786,380 sq. km	10
2000s	786,380 sq. km	786,380 sq. km	786,380 sq. km	10
2010s	786,380 sq. km	786,380 sq. km	786,380 sq. km	10
2020s	786,380 sq. km	786,380 sq. km	786,380 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Mozambique

31 Tanzania 885,800 sq. km compare
32 Venezuela 882,050 sq. km compare
33 Namibia 823,290 sq. km compare
35 Pakistan 770,880 sq. km compare
36 Turkey 769,630 sq. km compare
37 Zambia 743,390 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Mozambique?: Land area in Mozambique was 786,380 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Mozambique?: The highest recorded value was 786,380 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Mozambique?: The lowest recorded value was 786,380 sq. km in 1961.
How does Mozambique rank for land area?: Mozambique ranks 34th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Mozambique?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Mozambique data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.