Agricultural production in Mozambique
According to FAOSTAT, Mozambique produced 2.7 million t of cereals, 1.5 million t of vegetables, 751,042 t of fruit, 323,757 t of meat and 23,569 t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were cassava (8.5 million t), maize (2.3 million t) and sugar cane (1.8 million t).
- Products recorded
- 80
- World #1
- 0
- products
- World top 10
- 4
- products
- Year
- 2024
Mozambique ranks second or third in the world for castor oil seeds.
Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in dry beans (+1119%), followed by tomatoes (+238%).
Livestock numbers: 2.5 million cattle, 1.8 million pigs, 229,764 sheep and 4.1 million goats.
Totals by group
| Group | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All roots and tubers | 9,587,563 | 22 | 1.02% | +97% |
| All cereals | 2,656,063 | 85 | 0.08% | +46% |
| All sugar crops | 1,787,640 | 61 | 0.08% | −51% |
| All vegetables | 1,499,435 | 65 | 0.13% | +148% |
| All pulses | 1,033,569 | 18 | 1.06% | +180% |
| All fruit | 751,042 | 95 | 0.08% | −18% |
| All meat | 323,757 | 91 | 0.09% | +45% |
| All tree nuts | 142,250 | 23 | 0.77% | +126% |
| All citrus fruit | 79,196 | 69 | 0.05% | +20% |
| All milk | 23,569 | 147 | 0% | −6.7% |
| All eggs | 16,343 | 105 | 0.02% | +135% |
All products by volume, 2024
| Product | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassava | 8,522,790 | 11 | 2.49% | +106% |
| Maize | 2,318,945 | 40 | 0.19% | +71% |
| Sugar cane | 1,787,640 | 44 | 0.09% | −51% |
| Tomatoes | 1,012,428 | 23 | 0.54% | +238% |
| Beans, dry | 628,707 | 11 | 2.08% | +1,119% |
| Potatoes | 552,561 | 61 | 0.14% | +158% |
| Sweet potatoes | 502,352 | 24 | 0.55% | −0.1% |
| Beer | 409,500 | 52 | 0.22% | +230% |
| Bananas | 387,740 | 38 | 0.28% | −33% |
| Other pulses n.e.c. | 321,693 | 3 | 7.23% | +50% |
| Coconuts, in shell | 291,381 | 18 | 0.44% | −0.5% |
| Onions, dry | 272,092 | 49 | 0.25% | +172% |
| Groundnuts (peanuts) | 242,449 | 27 | 0.42% | +73% |
| Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. | 213,840 | 55 | 0.08% | +5.1% |
| Raw sugar | 211,189 | 58 | 0.11% | −45% |
| Sesame seed | 173,819 | 14 | 2.6% | +222% |
| Rice (paddy) | 169,311 | 68 | 0.02% | −35% |
| Pork (pig meat) | 158,584 | 49 | 0.13% | +13% |
| Sorghum | 145,192 | 34 | 0.23% | −6.4% |
| Cashew nuts, in shell | 142,250 | 9 | 3.35% | +126% |
| Other fruits, n.e.c. | 135,223 | 36 | 0.34% | +4.6% |
| Chicken meat | 135,022 | 79 | 0.11% | +112% |
| Tobacco, unmanufactured | 92,343 | 12 | 1.53% | −4.9% |
| Cow peas, dry | 83,170 | 14 | 0.82% | −20% |
| Castor oil seeds | 73,598 | 2 | 4.05% | +6.3% |
| Molasses | 73,389 | 57 | 0.1% | −32% |
| Soybeans | 70,000 | 46 | 0.02% | — |
| Oranges | 67,000 | 52 | 0.1% | +26% |
| Seed cotton | 59,451 | 33 | 0.08% | −39% |
| Pineapples | 53,230 | 38 | 0.18% | +0.3% |
| Papayas | 43,331 | 27 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| Oil of maize | 34,337 | 17 | 1.12% | +43% |
| Other oil seeds, n.e.c. | 31,170 | 19 | 1.29% | +0.9% |
| Mangoes and guavas | 28,547 | 53 | 0.05% | +1.6% |
| Coconut oil | 27,100 | 11 | 0.87% | +47% |
| Other tropical fruits, n.e.c. | 23,776 | 35 | 0.1% | +8.4% |
| Cotton seed | 23,516 | 39 | 0.06% | −62% |
| Beef (cattle meat) | 21,335 | 119 | 0.03% | +79% |
| Goat milk | 20,506 | 61 | 0.1% | −11% |
| Millet | 17,615 | 39 | 0.06% | −40% |
| Hen eggs | 16,343 | 105 | 0.02% | +135% |
| Oil of sesame seed | 15,277 | 14 | 1.27% | +156% |
| Cotton lint | 12,542 | 42 | 0.05% | −48% |
| Other starchy roots and tubers | 9,860 | 35 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| Fat of pigs | 9,515 | 33 | 0.08% | +13% |
| Sunflower seed | 9,155 | 50 | 0.02% | +14% |
| Grapefruit and pomelos | 8,716 | 38 | 0.09% | −7.7% |
| Tea leaves | 8,129 | 29 | 0.02% | −72% |
| Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen | 6,343 | 37 | 0.08% | +13% |
| Sunflower-seed oil, crude | 6,200 | 51 | 0.03% | +169% |
| Cottonseed oil | 5,000 | 39 | 0.12% | −30% |
| Soya bean oil | 5,000 | 76 | 0.01% | +16,029% |
| Wheat | 5,000 | 103 | 0% | −76% |
| Pig fat, rendered | 4,850 | 45 | 0.08% | −18% |
| Duck meat | 3,995 | 33 | 0.05% | +5.6% |
| Goat meat | 3,854 | 78 | 0.05% | +86% |
| Kenaf | 3,681 | 9 | 1.6% | −1.3% |
| Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen | 3,472 | 99 | 0.04% | +79% |
| Lemons and limes | 3,068 | 75 | 0.01% | −10% |
| Cow milk | 3,063 | 166 | 0% | +31% |
| Raw hides and skins of cattle | 2,886 | 101 | 0.03% | +79% |
| Groundnut oil | 2,328 | 55 | 0.04% | −77% |
| Pumpkins and squash | 1,075 | 109 | 0% | +7.3% |
| Tea, packed | 988 | 61 | 0.01% | −82% |
| Coffee, green | 804 | 52 | 0.01% | −1.6% |
| Raw hides and skins of goats or kids | 771 | 70 | 0.05% | +86% |
| Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen | 709 | 75 | 0.05% | +86% |
| Buttermilk, dry | 700 | 61 | 0.11% | +2,493% |
| Cattle fat, unrendered | 669 | 101 | 0.02% | +79% |
| Sisal | 613 | 12 | 0.26% | −8.1% |
| Honey | 600 | 94 | 0.03% | 0.0% |
| Sheep meat | 598 | 133 | 0.01% | +44% |
| Tangerines and mandarins | 412 | 67 | 0% | −4.2% |
| Rabbit meat | 369 | 30 | 0.04% | −30% |
| Margarine and shortening | 300 | 87 | 0% | −29% |
| Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs | 144 | 106 | 0.01% | +46% |
| Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen | 120 | 106 | 0.01% | +45% |
| Goat fat, unrendered | 100 | 77 | 0.03% | +85% |
| Beeswax | 91 | 32 | 0.14% | +11% |
| Sheep fat, unrendered | 20 | 112 | 0% | +43% |
Live animals, 2024
| Product | Head | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chickens | 19,881,000 | 92 | 0.07% | +7.1% |
| Geese | 16,473,000 | 2 | 4.31% | +9.8% |
| Goats | 4,101,030 | 47 | 0.35% | −14% |
| Ducks | 2,750,000 | 25 | 0.22% | −3.7% |
| Cattle | 2,467,082 | 76 | 0.16% | +37% |
| Pigs | 1,755,399 | 50 | 0.18% | −6.2% |
| Sheep | 229,764 | 120 | 0.02% | +5.4% |
| Turkeys | 172,000 | 43 | 0.07% | +52% |
| Rabbits and hares | 128,000 | 28 | 0.06% | −25% |
| Asses | 52,207 | 41 | 0.1% | +7.6% |
| Bees | 48,456 | 72 | 0.05% | +7.7% |
Mozambique among the world’s producers, 2024
Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Mozambique, which is outlined on the map.
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
Production per person, 2024
Mozambique had 34.6 million inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:
| Product | kg per person | World, kg per person | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cassava | 246 | 41.9 | 5.9× |
| Maize | 67.0 | 149 | 0.4× |
| Sugar cane | 51.6 | 238 | 0.2× |
| Tomatoes | 29.2 | 23.1 | 1.3× |
| Beans, dry | 18.2 | 3.71 | 4.9× |
| Potatoes | 16.0 | 47.8 | 0.3× |
| Sweet potatoes | 14.5 | 11.1 | 1.3× |
| Beer | 11.8 | 22.7 | 0.5× |
| Bananas | 11.2 | 17.1 | 0.7× |
| Other pulses n.e.c. | 9.29 | 0.55 | 17.0× |
| Coconuts, in shell | 8.41 | 8.03 | 1.0× |
| Onions, dry | 7.86 | 13.3 | 0.6× |
Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.
Trade in agricultural products, 2024
Mozambique reported exports of 89 and imports of 147 of the products covered here; it was the world’s largest exporter of other pulses n.e.c..
Largest exports by value
| Product | Tonnes | Value | USD/kg | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sesame seed | 114,007 | USD 223 m | 1.96 | 8 of 124 |
| Unmanufactured tobacco | 58,370 | USD 217 m | 3.72 | 9 of 101 |
| Other pulses n.e.c. | 237,668 | USD 152 m | 0.64 | 1 of 94 |
| Cashew nuts, in shell | 88,542 | USD 98.2 m | 1.11 | 7 of 54 |
| Bananas | 101,808 | USD 36.6 m | 0.36 | 26 of 107 |
| Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) | 42,152 | USD 34.4 m | 0.82 | 27 of 111 |
| Beer of barley, malted | 74,639 | USD 22.1 m | 0.30 | 28 of 149 |
| Sunflower-seed oil, crude | 7,482 | USD 12.2 m | 1.63 | 42 of 113 |
| Cotton lint, ginned | 5,880 | USD 10.0 m | 1.71 | 37 of 105 |
| Other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell, n.e.c. | 4,591 | USD 9.1 m | 1.99 | 8 of 88 |
Largest imports by value
| Product | Tonnes | Value | USD/kg | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat | 683,329 | USD 233 m | 0.34 | 57 of 176 |
| Palm oil | 151,101 | USD 216 m | 1.43 | 42 of 191 |
| Maize (corn) | 213,804 | USD 69.0 m | 0.32 | 68 of 190 |
| Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled | 51,809 | USD 47.1 m | 0.91 | 61 of 189 |
| Soya beans | 8,600 | USD 30.5 m | 3.54 | 77 of 165 |
| Soya bean oil | 21,762 | USD 25.8 m | 1.18 | 54 of 184 |
| Potatoes | 69,723 | USD 20.4 m | 0.29 | 44 of 183 |
| Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) | 74,498 | USD 19.0 m | 0.25 | 32 of 165 |
| Rice | 21,345 | USD 14.5 m | 0.68 | 18 of 149 |
| Hen eggs in shell, fresh | 1,894 | USD 11.7 m | 6.15 | 79 of 184 |
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.
Questions and answers
What are the main crops produced in Mozambique?
By volume, the largest products of Mozambique in 2024 were cassava (8.5 million t), maize (2.3 million t), sugar cane (1.8 million t), according to FAOSTAT.
Is Mozambique the world’s largest producer of anything?
Not in 2024. Its highest world rank was 2nd, for castor oil seeds.
How much cassava does Mozambique produce per person?
About 246 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 41.9 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).
What does Mozambique export most?
By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were sesame seed (USD 223 m), unmanufactured tobacco (USD 217 m), other pulses n.e.c. (USD 152 m), according to FAOSTAT.
What does Mozambique import most?
By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were wheat (USD 233 m), palm oil (USD 216 m), maize (corn) (USD 69.0 m).
Where does this data come from?
Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.