Cashew nut yields in Angola
Angola: Cashew nut yields was 0.8081 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8081 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
19th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.8081 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.272 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cashew nut yields in Angola, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Angola recorded 0.8081 tonnes per hectare for cashew nut yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cashew nut yields in Angola peaked at 0.8081 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.272 tonnes per hectare, in 1990.
Angola ranks 19th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cashew nut yields in Angola, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3667 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4333 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4333 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4333 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4667 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.272 tonnes per hectare | -32.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3842 tonnes per hectare | +41.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3823 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3929 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3478 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3715 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3929 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3929 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4327 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4465 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4607 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4752 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5088 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5288 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5447 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5698 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5934 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6461 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7071 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7144 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7312 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7492 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.766 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7837 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7981 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7791 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7806 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7995 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8015 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8081 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 0.8081 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6614 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Angola's 0.8081 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6614 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cashew nut yields in Angola changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +41.2% | 0.272 tonnes per hectare | 0.3842 tonnes per hectare |
| 1990 | -32.0% | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.272 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3592 tonnes per hectare | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4467 tonnes per hectare | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3744 tonnes per hectare | 0.272 tonnes per hectare | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4954 tonnes per hectare | 0.3929 tonnes per hectare | 0.5934 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7235 tonnes per hectare | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | 0.7981 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7938 tonnes per hectare | 0.7791 tonnes per hectare | 0.8081 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Angola
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 38.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2524 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 789.91 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2141 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2854 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cashew nut yields in Angola?
- Cashew nut yields in Angola was 0.8081 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cashew nut yields recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8081 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cashew nut yields recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.272 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- How does Angola rank for cashew nut yields?
- Angola ranks 19th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cashew nut yields rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cashew nut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.