Surface area in Mozambique
Mozambique: Surface area was 799,380 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat
Surface area 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 sq. km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for surface area in Mozambique is 799,380 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area in Mozambique peaked at 799,380 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 799,380 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 | 799,380 sq. km | 799,380 sq. km | 799,380 sq. km | 9 |
| 1970s | 799,380 sq. km | 799,380 sq. km | 799,380 sq. km | 10 |
| 1980s | 799,380 sq. km | 799,380 sq. km | 799,380 sq. km | 10 |
| 1990s | 799,380 sq. km | 799,380 sq. km | 799,380 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 799,380 sq. km | 799,380 sq. km | 799,380 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 799,380 sq. km | 799,380 sq. km | 799,380 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 799,380 sq. km | 799,380 sq. km | 799,380 sq. km | 4 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area in Mozambique?
- Surface area in Mozambique was 799,380 sq. km 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 surface area recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 799,380 sq. km in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 799,380 sq. km in 1961.
- How does Mozambique rank for surface area?
- Mozambique ranks 34th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is surface 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 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 Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.