Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Mozambique

Mozambique: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0109 ha per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0109 ha per person
Change on year
up 39.0%
World rank
38th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.0177 ha per person
in 2002
All-time low
0.0071 ha per person
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Mozambique, 1961–2023

00.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rice — area harvested, per capita in Mozambique is 0.0109 ha per person, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.0% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.0177 ha per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0071 ha per person, in 2021.

Mozambique ranks 38th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Mozambique, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Mozambique, 1961 to 2023.
Year ha per person Change
1961 0.0088 ha per person
1962 0.0086 ha per person -1.9%
1963 0.0091 ha per person +6.2%
1964 0.009 ha per person -2.0%
1965 0.0084 ha per person -6.6%
1966 0.0099 ha per person +18.5%
1967 0.0097 ha per person -2.1%
1968 0.0095 ha per person -2.7%
1969 0.0091 ha per person -3.4%
1970 0.0093 ha per person +2.1%
1971 0.0092 ha per person -1.0%
1972 0.0087 ha per person -5.2%
1973 0.0084 ha per person -4.2%
1974 0.0081 ha per person -3.1%
1975 0.0079 ha per person -3.2%
1976 0.0076 ha per person -3.3%
1977 0.0078 ha per person +2.9%
1978 0.008 ha per person +2.3%
1979 0.0082 ha per person +1.9%
1980 0.0079 ha per person -2.7%
1981 0.0082 ha per person +3.4%
1982 0.008 ha per person -2.2%
1983 0.0083 ha per person +3.1%
1984 0.0081 ha per person -2.0%
1985 0.008 ha per person -1.9%
1986 0.0078 ha per person -1.7%
1987 0.0082 ha per person +4.6%
1988 0.0082 ha per person +0.2%
1989 0.0085 ha per person +3.9%
1990 0.0084 ha per person -1.3%
1991 0.008 ha per person -5.2%
1992 0.008 ha per person +0.5%
1993 0.0075 ha per person -6.5%
1994 0.0081 ha per person +7.5%
1995 0.0081 ha per person +0.7%
1996 0.0087 ha per person +7.5%
1997 0.0098 ha per person +11.7%
1998 0.0104 ha per person +7.0%
1999 0.0105 ha per person +0.5%
2000 0.0102 ha per person -3.2%
2001 0.0094 ha per person -7.5%
2002 0.0177 ha per person +87.9%
2003 0.0168 ha per person -4.7%
2004 0.0163 ha per person -3.3%
2005 0.0157 ha per person -3.9%
2006 0.0172 ha per person +9.9%
2007 0.017 ha per person -1.1%
2008 0.0142 ha per person -16.3%
2009 0.0144 ha per person +1.2%
2010 0.0099 ha per person -31.7%
2011 0.0101 ha per person +2.5%
2012 0.0149 ha per person +47.9%
2013 0.0141 ha per person -5.6%
2014 0.0146 ha per person +3.6%
2015 0.0087 ha per person -40.5%
2016 0.012 ha per person +37.9%
2017 0.0115 ha per person -3.7%
2018 0.0111 ha per person -3.7%
2019 0.0124 ha per person +11.3%
2020 0.0092 ha per person -25.5%
2021 0.0071 ha per person -22.5%
2022 0.0078 ha per person +9.5%
2023 0.0109 ha per person +39.0%

Mozambique compared with similar countries

  • Mozambique's 0.0109 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0082 ha per person, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
  • Mozambique's 0.0109 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0055 ha per person, 2.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +87.9% 0.0094 ha per person 0.0177 ha per person
2012 +47.9% 0.0101 ha per person 0.0149 ha per person
2023 +39.0% 0.0078 ha per person 0.0109 ha per person
2016 +37.9% 0.0087 ha per person 0.012 ha per person
2015 -40.5% 0.0146 ha per person 0.0087 ha per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0091 ha per person 0.0084 ha per person 0.0099 ha per person 9
1970s 0.0083 ha per person 0.0076 ha per person 0.0093 ha per person 10
1980s 0.0081 ha per person 0.0078 ha per person 0.0085 ha per person 10
1990s 0.0088 ha per person 0.0075 ha per person 0.0105 ha per person 10
2000s 0.0149 ha per person 0.0094 ha per person 0.0177 ha per person 10
2010s 0.0119 ha per person 0.0087 ha per person 0.0149 ha per person 10
2020s 0.0088 ha per person 0.0071 ha per person 0.0109 ha per person 4

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 35 Bhutan 0.012 ha per person compare
  2. 36 Japan 0.0119 ha per person compare
  3. 37 Ghana 0.011 ha per person compare
  4. 39 Benin 0.0094 ha per person compare
  5. 40 Burkina Faso 0.0092 ha per person compare
  6. 41 Chad 0.0091 ha per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — area harvested, per capita in Mozambique?
Rice — area harvested, per capita in Mozambique was 0.0109 ha per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 0.0177 ha per person in 2002.
What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0071 ha per person in 2021.
How does Mozambique rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
Mozambique ranks 38th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mozambique data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
122 places, 6,272 data points, 1961–2023
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Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.