Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Mozambique

Land under cereal production in Mozambique in 2024 — 3,420,998 ha. Ranked 20 in the world out of 79. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 367.7%.

2024 3.42M ha +2.62% vs 2023
World rank 20of 79
Period maximum 3.42M ha2024
Period minimum 685,893 ha1970

Trend over time

1961–2024 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Mozambique, 1961–202401M2M3M4M19611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 731,500 ha1963: 716,700 ha1965: 731,000 ha1967: 824,000 ha1969: 811,436 ha1971: 690,000 ha1973: 1,030,000 ha1975: 948,000 ha1977: 955,000 ha1979: 998,545 ha1981: 1,120,500 ha1983: 1,274,000 ha1985: 1,404,000 ha1987: 1,429,000 ha1989: 1,534,000 ha1991: 1,600,951 ha1993: 1,355,048 ha1995: 1,726,541 ha1997: 1,862,687 ha1999: 1,840,503 ha2001: 1,712,613 ha2003: 2,055,564 ha2005: 2,666,100 ha2007: 2,474,500 ha2009: 2,673,000 ha2011: 2,816,078 ha2013: 2,533,367 ha2015: 2,047,041 ha2017: 2,281,504 ha2019: 2,312,044 ha2021: 2,222,573 ha2023: 3,333,705 ha2024: 3,420,998 ha
Change over the period: +2.69M (+367.67%) Average annual rate: 2.48 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mozambique

Mozambique 3.42M ha
World 416M ha
Sub-Saharan Africa 85.37M ha
Land under cereal production — Mozambique, by year Mozambique All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2024 3.42M +87,293 +2.62%
2023 3.33M +898,012 +36.87%
2022 2.44M +213,120 +9.59%
2021 2.22M −676,765 −23.34%
2020 2.9M +587,294 +25.4%
2019 2.31M +89,519 +4.03%
2018 2.22M −58,979 −2.59%
2017 2.28M −28,577 −1.24%
2016 2.31M +263,040 +12.85%
2015 2.05M −398,259 −16.29%
2014 2.45M −88,067 −3.48%
2013 2.53M +218,348 +9.43%
2012 2.32M −501,059 −17.79%
2011 2.82M +90,929 +3.34%
2010 2.73M +52,149 +1.95%
2009 2.67M −54,622 −2%
2008 2.73M +253,122 +10.23%
2007 2.47M −17,800 −0.71%
2006 2.49M −173,800 −6.52%
2005 2.67M +722,900 +37.2%
2004 1.94M −112,364 −5.47%
2003 2.06M −257,136 −11.12%
2002 2.31M +600,087 +35.04%
2001 1.71M −116,068 −6.35%
2000 1.83M −11,822 −0.64%
1999 1.84M −170,565 −8.48%
1998 2.01M +148,381 +7.97%
1997 1.86M +185,550 +11.06%
1996 1.68M −49,404 −2.86%
1995 1.73M +206,452 +13.58%
1994 1.52M +165,041 +12.18%
1993 1.36M −21,854 −1.59%
1992 1.38M −224,049 −13.99%
1991 1.6M +52,573 +3.4%
1990 1.55M +14,378 +0.94%
1989 1.53M +105,000 +7.35%
1988 1.43M +0 +0%
1987 1.43M −95,000 −6.23%
1986 1.52M +120,000 +8.55%
1985 1.4M +100,000 +7.67%
1984 1.3M +30,000 +2.35%
1983 1.27M +4,000 +0.31%
1982 1.27M +149,500 +13.34%
1981 1.12M +7,500 +0.67%
1980 1.11M +114,455 +11.46%
1979 998,545 +38,545 +4.02%
1978 960,000 +5,000 +0.52%
1977 955,000 +5,000 +0.53%
1976 950,000 +2,000 +0.21%
1975 948,000 −82,000 −7.96%
1974 1.03M +0 +0%
1973 1.03M +256,000 +33.07%
1972 774,000 +84,000 +12.17%
1971 690,000 +4,107 +0.6%
1970 685,893 −125,543 −15.47%
1969 811,436 +53,847 +7.11%
1968 757,589 −66,411 −8.06%
1967 824,000 +40,000 +5.1%
1966 784,000 +53,000 +7.25%
1965 731,000 +17,600 +2.47%
1964 713,400 −3,300 −0.46%
1963 716,700 +14,100 +2.01%
1962 702,600 −28,900 −3.95%
1961 731,500

Eastern Africa, 2024

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About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.