Angola vs Somalia: Agricultural area over the long-term

Angola
45.99 million hectares
in 2025
Somalia
44.13 million hectares
in 2025
Angola rank
20th
Somalia rank
21st

Agricultural area over the long-term over time

  • Angola
  • Somalia
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M100015122025

How they compare

Angola currently reports 45.99 million hectares against 44.13 million hectares in Somalia, a difference of 1.85 million hectares.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 20th and Somalia ranks 21st of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 27 and Somalia in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Somalia Difference Ahead
1000s 7.33 million hectares 6.54 million hectares 789,610 hectares Angola
1100s 8.55 million hectares 7.79 million hectares 758,050 hectares Angola
1200s 9.77 million hectares 9.03 million hectares 745,710 hectares Angola
1300s 11.00 million hectares 10.24 million hectares 753,000 hectares Angola
1400s 12.83 million hectares 11.44 million hectares 1.39 million hectares Angola
1500s 15.77 million hectares 12.88 million hectares 2.89 million hectares Angola
1600s 16.75 million hectares 13.57 million hectares 3.18 million hectares Angola
1700s 17.74 million hectares 14.26 million hectares 3.48 million hectares Angola
1710s 17.95 million hectares 14.90 million hectares 3.06 million hectares Angola
1720s 18.08 million hectares 15.54 million hectares 2.55 million hectares Angola
1730s 18.22 million hectares 16.17 million hectares 2.05 million hectares Angola
1740s 18.37 million hectares 16.81 million hectares 1.56 million hectares Angola
1750s 18.52 million hectares 17.44 million hectares 1.08 million hectares Angola
1760s 18.69 million hectares 18.08 million hectares 610,500 hectares Angola
1770s 18.86 million hectares 18.71 million hectares 151,400 hectares Angola
1780s 19.05 million hectares 19.34 million hectares 295,200 hectares Somalia
1790s 19.24 million hectares 19.97 million hectares 727,700 hectares Somalia
1800s 19.46 million hectares 20.60 million hectares 1.14 million hectares Somalia
1810s 19.69 million hectares 21.23 million hectares 1.54 million hectares Somalia
1820s 19.94 million hectares 21.86 million hectares 1.92 million hectares Somalia
1830s 20.21 million hectares 22.48 million hectares 2.28 million hectares Somalia
1840s 20.51 million hectares 23.11 million hectares 2.60 million hectares Somalia
1850s 20.91 million hectares 23.73 million hectares 2.82 million hectares Somalia
1860s 22.41 million hectares 23.71 million hectares 1.31 million hectares Somalia
1870s 24.03 million hectares 23.69 million hectares 332,300 hectares Angola
1880s 25.27 million hectares 23.91 million hectares 1.35 million hectares Angola
1890s 26.56 million hectares 24.13 million hectares 2.43 million hectares Angola
1900s 25.27 million hectares 24.84 million hectares 427,600 hectares Angola
1910s 23.32 million hectares 25.58 million hectares 2.26 million hectares Somalia
1920s 22.40 million hectares 26.07 million hectares 3.67 million hectares Somalia
1930s 26.00 million hectares 28.77 million hectares 2.77 million hectares Somalia
1940s 29.88 million hectares 31.13 million hectares 1.25 million hectares Somalia
1950s 39.67 million hectares 39.42 million hectares 247,310 hectares Angola
1960s 45.11 million hectares 43.92 million hectares 1.18 million hectares Angola
1970s 45.02 million hectares 43.97 million hectares 1.05 million hectares Angola
1980s 44.62 million hectares 44.02 million hectares 598,200 hectares Angola
1990s 44.49 million hectares 44.05 million hectares 439,900 hectares Angola
2000s 44.36 million hectares 44.10 million hectares 260,100 hectares Angola
2010s 45.57 million hectares 44.11 million hectares 1.46 million hectares Angola
2020s 45.93 million hectares 44.13 million hectares 1.80 million hectares Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Angola or Somalia?
Angola, at 45.99 million hectares against 44.13 million hectares in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Angola and Somalia?
1.85 million hectares, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Somalia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Angola and Somalia rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
Angola ranks 20th and Somalia ranks 21st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural area over the long-term
Unit
hectares
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.