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
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) β 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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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.