What is breakdown of habitable land area in Mozambique?

Breakdown of habitable land area in Mozambique was 1.04 million hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Mozambique?

The highest recorded value was 1.06 million hectares in 2015.

What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Mozambique?

The lowest recorded value was 1.00 million hectares in 2016.

How does Mozambique rank for breakdown of habitable land area?

Mozambique ranks 29th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.

Where does this Mozambique data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Breakdown of habitable land area in Mozambique

Name: Breakdown of habitable land area in Mozambique
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mozambique: Breakdown of habitable land area was 1.04 million hectares in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

1.04 million hectares

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

29th

of 235 countries

All-time high

1.06 million hectares

in 2015

All-time low

1.00 million hectares

in 2016

Years of data

2015–2019

Breakdown of habitable land area in Mozambique, 2015–2019

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

The most recent figure for breakdown of habitable land area in Mozambique is 1.04 million hectares, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.6% over five years.

That places Mozambique 29th out of 235 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Countries ranked near Mozambique

26 Zambia 1.15 million hectares compare
27 Turkey 1.10 million hectares compare
28 Ukraine 1.07 million hectares compare
30 Mexico 1.04 million hectares compare
31 Venezuela 1.02 million hectares compare
32 Uzbekistan 1.01 million hectares compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is breakdown of habitable land area in Mozambique?: Breakdown of habitable land area in Mozambique was 1.04 million hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Mozambique?: The highest recorded value was 1.06 million hectares in 2015.
What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Mozambique?: The lowest recorded value was 1.00 million hectares in 2016.
How does Mozambique rank for breakdown of habitable land area?: Mozambique ranks 29th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Mozambique data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.