Kenaf production in Mozambique
In 2024 Mozambique produced 3,681 t of kenaf, the 9th largest in the world (1.60% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 1.3%. The record was 6,800 t in 1970. Area harvested: 6,973 ha, yield 0.5 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 3,681 t
- World rank
- 9 of 23
- 10-year change
- −1.3%
- Record
- 6,800 t
- 1970
Kenaf in Mozambique, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Mozambique compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 1.6%
- 1.6% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 0.5
- world 1.5 (−65%)
- kg per person
- 0.11
- world 0.03
- 10-year change
- −1.3%
- world −4.2%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Malaysia | 5,620 | 2.4% |
| 8 | Brazil | 4,547 | 2.0% |
| 9 | Mozambique | 3,681 | 1.6% |
| 10 | Indonesia | 3,335 | 1.4% |
| 11 | Thailand | 2,111 | 0.92% |
Map of world production of kenaf
Share of the world total; Mozambique is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,681 | −0.0% | 6,973 | 0.53 |
| 2023 | 3,682 | −0.0% | 6,963 | 0.53 |
| 2022 | 3,683 | +0.1% | 6,954 | 0.53 |
| 2021 | 3,681 | +0.1% | 6,989 | 0.53 |
| 2020 | 3,678 | −0.6% | 7,040 | 0.52 |
| 2019 | 3,700 | −0.5% | 7,055 | 0.52 |
| 2018 | 3,719 | −1.1% | 7,011 | 0.53 |
| 2017 | 3,761 | +0.2% | 6,970 | 0.54 |
| 2016 | 3,754 | +0.7% | 6,895 | 0.54 |
| 2015 | 3,728 | −0.1% | 6,905 | 0.54 |
| 2014 | 3,730 | −1.8% | 6,935 | 0.54 |
| 2013 | 3,800 | 0.0% | 7,000 | 0.54 |
| 2012 | 3,800 | −2.6% | 7,000 | 0.54 |
| 2011 | 3,900 | +5.4% | 7,100 | 0.55 |
| 2010 | 3,700 | −3.9% | 6,800 | 0.54 |
| 2009 | 3,850 | +13% | 7,000 | 0.55 |
| 2008 | 3,400 | +3.0% | 6,200 | 0.55 |
| 2007 | 3,300 | −5.7% | 6,000 | 0.55 |
| 2006 | 3,500 | +6.1% | 6,400 | 0.55 |
| 2005 | 3,300 | −8.3% | 6,000 | 0.55 |
| 2004 | 3,600 | +0.8% | 6,600 | 0.55 |
| 2003 | 3,570 | +2.0% | 6,500 | 0.55 |
| 2002 | 3,500 | 0.0% | 6,400 | 0.55 |
| 2001 | 3,500 | +6.1% | 6,300 | 0.56 |
| 2000 | 3,300 | −33% | 6,000 | 0.55 |
| 1999 | 4,900 | +2.1% | 7,200 | 0.68 |
| 1998 | 4,800 | +2.1% | 7,100 | 0.68 |
| 1997 | 4,700 | +4.4% | 7,406 | 0.63 |
| 1996 | 4,500 | +13% | 7,000 | 0.64 |
| 1995 | 4,000 | +14% | 6,000 | 0.67 |
| 1994 | 3,500 | −13% | 5,500 | 0.64 |
| 1993 | 4,000 | +33% | 6,000 | 0.67 |
| 1992 | 3,000 | −17% | 5,000 | 0.60 |
| 1991 | 3,614 | +1.6% | 6,000 | 0.60 |
| 1990 | 3,556 | −11% | 6,645 | 0.54 |
| 1989 | 4,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 0.67 |
| 1988 | 4,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 0.67 |
| 1987 | 4,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 0.67 |
| 1986 | 4,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 0.67 |
| 1985 | 4,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 0.67 |
| 1984 | 4,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 0.67 |
| 1983 | 4,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 0.67 |
| 1982 | 4,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 0.67 |
| 1981 | 4,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 0.67 |
| 1980 | 4,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 0.67 |
| 1979 | 4,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 0.67 |
| 1978 | 4,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 0.67 |
| 1977 | 4,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 0.67 |
| 1976 | 4,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 0.67 |
| 1975 | 4,000 | −11% | 6,000 | 0.67 |
| 1974 | 4,500 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 0.75 |
| 1973 | 4,500 | +13% | 6,000 | 0.75 |
| 1972 | 4,000 | −30% | 6,000 | 0.67 |
| 1971 | 5,700 | −16% | 6,000 | 0.95 |
| 1970 | 6,800 | +36% | 6,000 | 1.13 |
| 1969 | 5,000 | −17% | 6,000 | 0.83 |
| 1968 | 6,000 | 0.0% | 5,000 | 1.20 |
| 1967 | 6,000 | +20% | 4,000 | 1.50 |
| 1966 | 5,000 | +25% | 5,000 | 1.00 |
| 1965 | 4,000 | +100% | 4,000 | 1.00 |
| 1964 | 2,000 | +100% | 2,000 | 1.00 |
| 1963 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 1.00 |
| 1962 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 1.00 |
| 1961 | 1,000 | — | 1,000 | 1.00 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of kenaf in Mozambique?
Mozambique produced 3,681 t in 2024, 1.6% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Mozambique rank in the world for production of kenaf?
Mozambique ranked 9th of 23 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 44.3% of the world total.
How has the production of kenaf in Mozambique changed?
It fell by 1.3% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −4.2% for the world. The record was 6,800 t in 1970.
What is the yield of kenaf in Mozambique?
0.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (3,681 t from 6,973 ha), against a world average of 1.5 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Mozambique is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
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.