Mozambique - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Mozambique was 414,138 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 476,300 in 1989 and a minimum value of 352,600 in 1990.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 466,490
1962 466,600
1963 466,700
1964 466,780
1965 466,880
1966 466,940
1967 467,200
1968 468,200
1969 469,240
1970 470,090
1971 470,090
1972 470,280
1973 470,800
1974 470,800
1975 471,000
1976 471,000
1977 471,000
1978 471,000
1979 471,000
1980 471,000
1981 471,500
1982 472,300
1983 472,300
1984 473,300
1985 473,800
1986 474,300
1987 475,300
1988 475,800
1989 476,300
1990 352,600
1991 354,790
1992 356,980
1993 359,170
1994 361,360
1995 363,550
1996 365,740
1997 367,930
1998 370,120
1999 372,310
2000 374,500
2001 376,716
2002 378,932
2003 381,148
2004 383,363
2005 385,579
2006 387,795
2007 390,011
2008 392,227
2009 394,443
2010 396,659
2011 398,723
2012 400,787
2013 402,851
2014 404,916
2015 406,980
2016 410,097
2017 412,314
2018 414,138

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Mozambique was 52.66 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 60.57 in 1989, while its lowest value was 44.84 in 1990.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 59.32
1962 59.34
1963 59.35
1964 59.36
1965 59.37
1966 59.38
1967 59.41
1968 59.54
1969 59.67
1970 59.78
1971 59.78
1972 59.80
1973 59.87
1974 59.87
1975 59.89
1976 59.89
1977 59.89
1978 59.89
1979 59.89
1980 59.89
1981 59.96
1982 60.06
1983 60.06
1984 60.19
1985 60.25
1986 60.31
1987 60.44
1988 60.51
1989 60.57
1990 44.84
1991 45.12
1992 45.40
1993 45.67
1994 45.95
1995 46.23
1996 46.51
1997 46.79
1998 47.07
1999 47.34
2000 47.62
2001 47.91
2002 48.19
2003 48.47
2004 48.75
2005 49.03
2006 49.31
2007 49.60
2008 49.88
2009 50.16
2010 50.44
2011 50.70
2012 50.97
2013 51.23
2014 51.49
2015 51.75
2016 52.15
2017 52.43
2018 52.66

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use