Cereal production in Angola
Angola: Cereal production was 3.50 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereal production 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.
Analysis
Angola recorded 3.50 million tonnes for cereal production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 91.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Angola peaked at 3.50 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 248,500 tonnes, in 1990.
That places Angola 73rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 546,582 tonnes | 502,000 tonnes | 648,090 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 506,160 tonnes | 361,000 tonnes | 575,915 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 334,460 tonnes | 272,400 tonnes | 435,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 404,442 tonnes | 248,500 tonnes | 609,612 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 756,416 tonnes | 519,635 tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.93 million tonnes | 510,532 tonnes | 2.92 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.23 million tonnes | 3.06 million tonnes | 3.50 million tonnes | 5 |
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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 cereal production in Angola?
- Cereal production in Angola was 3.50 million tonnes 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 cereal production recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 3.50 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 248,500 tonnes in 1990.
- How does Angola rank for cereal production?
- Angola ranks 73rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.