Arable land pin in Mozambique

Mozambique: Arable land pin was 0.618 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.618
Change on year
up 9.6%
World rank
46th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.63
in 1992
All-time low
0.564
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Arable land pin in Mozambique, 1961–2023

0.50.7511.21.51.8196119922023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, arable land pin 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 pin 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.

Arable land pin in Mozambique, year by year

Annual values for Arable land pin in Mozambique, 1961 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1961 1 —
1962 0.9731 -2.7%
1963 0.9708 -0.2%
1964 0.9208 -5.2%
1965 0.9585 +4.1%
1966 0.9368 -2.3%
1967 0.9036 -3.6%
1968 0.8656 -4.2%
1969 0.8964 +3.6%
1970 0.8866 -1.1%
1971 0.8586 -3.2%
1972 0.8305 -3.3%
1973 0.815 -1.9%
1974 0.8446 +3.6%
1975 0.927 +9.7%
1976 0.9584 +3.4%
1977 0.9875 +3.0%
1978 1.01 +2.0%
1979 1.01 +0.4%
1980 0.9755 -3.6%
1981 0.9828 +0.7%
1982 1.05 +7.0%
1983 1.12 +6.6%
1984 1.2 +6.8%
1985 1.24 +3.4%
1986 1.22 -1.8%
1987 1.27 +4.6%
1988 1.3 +1.9%
1989 1.27 -1.8%
1990 1.17 -7.9%
1991 1.36 +15.5%
1992 1.63 +19.9%
1993 1.38 -15.0%
1994 1.41 +2.1%
1995 1.19 -15.9%
1996 1.07 -10.0%
1997 1.02 -4.2%
1998 0.9838 -3.8%
1999 0.9432 -4.1%
2000 1.02 +8.6%
2001 0.9644 -5.8%
2002 1.2 +24.1%
2003 0.9197 -23.1%
2004 0.9048 -1.6%
2005 1.08 +19.2%
2006 0.917 -15.0%
2007 0.9575 +4.4%
2008 1.07 +11.7%
2009 0.9028 -15.6%
2010 0.8574 -5.0%
2011 0.8012 -6.6%
2012 0.8084 +0.9%
2013 0.8906 +10.2%
2014 0.9463 +6.2%
2015 1.03 +8.4%
2016 0.951 -7.3%
2017 0.8414 -11.5%
2018 0.7148 -15.0%
2019 0.673 -5.9%
2020 0.6876 +2.2%
2021 0.6258 -9.0%
2022 0.564 -9.9%
2023 0.618 +9.6%

Mozambique compared with similar countries

  • Mozambique's 0.618 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4868, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Mozambique's 0.618 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3874, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 43 Bulgaria 0.6683 compare
  2. 44 Grenada 0.6503 compare
  3. 45 Singapore 0.6344 compare
  4. 47 Finland 0.616 compare
  5. 48 Qatar 0.6114 compare
  6. 49 Iceland 0.6013 compare

See the full ranking of 163 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land pin in Mozambique?
Arable land pin in Mozambique was 0.618 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land pin recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 1.63 in 1992.
What is the lowest arable land pin recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 0.564 in 2022.
How does Mozambique rank for arable land pin?
Mozambique ranks 46th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land pin 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land pin. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Arable land pin
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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