Mozambique - Arable land

Arable land (hectares)

The value for Arable land (hectares) in Mozambique was 5,650,000 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,650,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 2,444,000 in 1961.

Definition: Arable land (in hectares) 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.

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

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Year Value
1961 2,444,000
1962 2,450,000
1963 2,455,000
1964 2,460,000
1965 2,470,000
1966 2,474,000
1967 2,500,000
1968 2,600,000
1969 2,700,000
1970 2,785,000
1971 2,785,000
1972 2,800,000
1973 2,850,000
1974 2,850,000
1975 2,870,000
1976 2,870,000
1977 2,870,000
1978 2,870,000
1979 2,870,000
1980 2,870,000
1981 2,920,000
1982 3,000,000
1983 3,000,000
1984 3,100,000
1985 3,150,000
1986 3,200,000
1987 3,300,000
1988 3,350,000
1989 3,400,000
1990 3,450,000
1991 3,500,000
1992 3,520,000
1993 3,520,000
1994 3,570,000
1995 3,650,000
1996 3,750,000
1997 3,900,000
1998 4,000,000
1999 3,950,000
2000 3,900,000
2001 4,000,000
2002 4,450,000
2003 4,500,000
2004 4,600,000
2005 5,000,000
2006 4,900,000
2007 5,200,000
2008 5,400,000
2009 5,500,000
2010 5,650,000
2011 5,650,000
2012 5,650,000
2013 5,650,000
2014 5,650,000
2015 5,650,000
2016 5,650,000
2017 5,650,000
2018 5,650,000

Arable land (hectares per person)

The value for Arable land (hectares per person) in Mozambique was 0.192 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.333 in 1961 and a minimum value of 0.192 in 2018.

Definition: Arable land (hectares per person) 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.

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

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Year Value
1961 0.333
1962 0.326
1963 0.320
1964 0.313
1965 0.307
1966 0.301
1967 0.297
1968 0.302
1969 0.306
1970 0.309
1971 0.302
1972 0.296
1973 0.295
1974 0.288
1975 0.282
1976 0.275
1977 0.267
1978 0.260
1979 0.253
1980 0.247
1981 0.245
1982 0.246
1983 0.241
1984 0.245
1985 0.247
1986 0.250
1987 0.258
1988 0.263
1989 0.266
1990 0.266
1991 0.263
1992 0.255
1993 0.245
1994 0.239
1995 0.236
1996 0.235
1997 0.238
1998 0.238
1999 0.229
2000 0.220
2001 0.220
2002 0.237
2003 0.233
2004 0.231
2005 0.244
2006 0.232
2007 0.240
2008 0.242
2009 0.240
2010 0.240
2011 0.234
2012 0.227
2013 0.221
2014 0.215
2015 0.209
2016 0.203
2017 0.197
2018 0.192

Arable land (% of land area)

Arable land (% of land area) in Mozambique was 7.18 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 7.18 in 2018, while its lowest value was 3.11 in 1961.

Definition: 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.

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

See also:

Year Value
1961 3.11
1962 3.12
1963 3.12
1964 3.13
1965 3.14
1966 3.15
1967 3.18
1968 3.31
1969 3.43
1970 3.54
1971 3.54
1972 3.56
1973 3.62
1974 3.62
1975 3.65
1976 3.65
1977 3.65
1978 3.65
1979 3.65
1980 3.65
1981 3.71
1982 3.81
1983 3.81
1984 3.94
1985 4.01
1986 4.07
1987 4.20
1988 4.26
1989 4.32
1990 4.39
1991 4.45
1992 4.48
1993 4.48
1994 4.54
1995 4.64
1996 4.77
1997 4.96
1998 5.09
1999 5.02
2000 4.96
2001 5.09
2002 5.66
2003 5.72
2004 5.85
2005 6.36
2006 6.23
2007 6.61
2008 6.87
2009 6.99
2010 7.18
2011 7.18
2012 7.18
2013 7.18
2014 7.18
2015 7.18
2016 7.18
2017 7.18
2018 7.18

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use