Arable land in Angola
Angola: Arable land was 5.38 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land in Angola, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Angola recorded 5.38 million hectares for arable land in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Angola peaked at 5.38 million hectares in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.67 million hectares, in 1961.
Angola ranks 47th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.78 million hectares | 2.67 million hectares | 2.90 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.90 million hectares | 2.90 million hectares | 2.90 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.90 million hectares | 2.90 million hectares | 2.90 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.98 million hectares | 2.90 million hectares | 3.00 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.31 million hectares | 3.00 million hectares | 4.00 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.00 million hectares | 4.20 million hectares | 5.35 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.36 million hectares | 5.34 million hectares | 5.38 million hectares | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Angola
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 30.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.2% (2025)
- Rural population 11.14 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 28.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.14 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Angola?
- Arable land in Angola was 5.38 million hectares in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 5.38 million hectares in 2022.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.67 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Angola rank for arable land?
- Angola ranks 47th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.