Oil yields by crop type in Mozambique
Mozambique: Oil yields by crop type was 0.3188 tonnes per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3188 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
20th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.5955 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
All-time low
0.0318 tonnes per hectare
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Oil yields by crop type in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oil yields by crop type in Mozambique is 0.3188 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil yields by crop type in Mozambique peaked at 0.5955 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0318 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
Mozambique ranks 20th of 59 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.
Oil yields by crop type in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0319 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.0318 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0961 tonnes per hectare | +202.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0834 tonnes per hectare | -13.2% |
| 1965 | 0.068 tonnes per hectare | -18.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0504 tonnes per hectare | -25.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0881 tonnes per hectare | +74.6% |
| 1968 | 0.083 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0778 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0908 tonnes per hectare | +16.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1058 tonnes per hectare | +16.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0979 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1082 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1287 tonnes per hectare | +18.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1979 tonnes per hectare | +53.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2554 tonnes per hectare | +29.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2164 tonnes per hectare | -15.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2475 tonnes per hectare | +14.4% |
| 1979 | 0.292 tonnes per hectare | +18.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3206 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3401 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3401 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3718 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3706 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3188 tonnes per hectare | -14.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3371 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3243 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3371 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3889 tonnes per hectare | +15.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5955 tonnes per hectare | +53.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2698 tonnes per hectare | -54.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3062 tonnes per hectare | +13.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3239 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3092 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3566 tonnes per hectare | +15.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3228 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3446 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3502 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3585 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3508 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3898 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4002 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3886 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4415 tonnes per hectare | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4736 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4364 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3895 tonnes per hectare | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4148 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4616 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2845 tonnes per hectare | -38.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3047 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2511 tonnes per hectare | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2627 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2302 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3545 tonnes per hectare | +54.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3593 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3553 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3512 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3552 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3221 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3221 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3265 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3188 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.3188 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1294 tonnes per hectare, 2.5× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil yields by crop type 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +202.7% | 0.0318 tonnes per hectare | 0.0961 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0678 tonnes per hectare | 0.0318 tonnes per hectare | 0.0961 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1741 tonnes per hectare | 0.0908 tonnes per hectare | 0.292 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3449 tonnes per hectare | 0.3188 tonnes per hectare | 0.3889 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3537 tonnes per hectare | 0.2698 tonnes per hectare | 0.5955 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4147 tonnes per hectare | 0.3508 tonnes per hectare | 0.4736 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3109 tonnes per hectare | 0.2302 tonnes per hectare | 0.3593 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3224 tonnes per hectare | 0.3188 tonnes per hectare | 0.3265 tonnes per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 17 Cote d'Ivoire 0.3683 tonnes per hectare compare
- 18 Cameroon 0.3485 tonnes per hectare compare
- 19 Philippines 0.3309 tonnes per hectare compare
- 21 Papua New Guinea 0.2614 tonnes per hectare compare
- 22 Nauru 0.254 tonnes per hectare compare
- 23 India 0.2411 tonnes per hectare compare
More energy & mining data for Mozambique
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 7.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 21.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil yields by crop type in Mozambique?
- Oil yields by crop type in Mozambique was 0.3188 tonnes per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil yields by crop type recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5955 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest oil yields by crop type recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0318 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Mozambique rank for oil yields by crop type?
- Mozambique ranks 20th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oil yields by crop type rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Oil yields by crop type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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