Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Mozambique
Mozambique: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.618 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Mozambique stood at 0.618.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Mozambique peaked at 1.63 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.564, in 2022.
Mozambique ranks 46th of 163 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 | 0.9362 | 0.8656 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9127 | 0.815 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.16 | 0.9755 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 | 0.9432 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9935 | 0.9028 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.851 | 0.673 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6238 | 0.564 | 0.6876 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Mozambique?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Mozambique was 0.618 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 in 1992.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.564 in 2022.
- How does Mozambique rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Mozambique ranks 46th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. 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 (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).