Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Mozambique
Mozambique: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 776.4 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Mozambique, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Mozambique stood at 776.4 kg per hectare.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Mozambique peaked at 1,167 kg per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 177.6 kg per hectare, in 1992.
That places Mozambique 171st out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 620.35 kg per hectare | 177.6 kg per hectare | 985.4 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 703.02 kg per hectare | 444.7 kg per hectare | 880.1 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 816.26 kg per hectare | 606 kg per hectare | 1,167 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 871.88 kg per hectare | 685.2 kg per hectare | 1,163 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More poverty & inequality data for Mozambique
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.76 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.9% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.479 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1688 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1688 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2063 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.8% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.5441 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 96.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Mozambique?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Mozambique was 776.4 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1,167 kg per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 177.6 kg per hectare in 1992.
- How does Mozambique rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Mozambique ranks 171st out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.