Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Angola
Angola: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production was 1.11 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.11 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
162nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.11 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.268 tonnes per hectare
in 1993
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield and land used for 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 per hectare.
Analysis
Angola recorded 1.11 tonnes per hectare for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Angola peaked at 1.11 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.268 tonnes per hectare, in 1993.
Angola ranks 162nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Angola, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.828 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.8303 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.7984 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.8758 tonnes per hectare | +9.7% |
| 1965 | 0.932 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 0.8243 tonnes per hectare | -11.6% |
| 1967 | 0.8146 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.8057 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.8989 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 1970 | 0.9113 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.8057 tonnes per hectare | -11.6% |
| 1972 | 0.7803 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.764 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7126 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 0.7739 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 0.7755 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6031 tonnes per hectare | -22.2% |
| 1978 | 0.6671 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5092 tonnes per hectare | -23.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6179 tonnes per hectare | +21.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4511 tonnes per hectare | -27.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4506 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4846 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 0.466 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4491 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3798 tonnes per hectare | -15.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3812 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3324 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2774 tonnes per hectare | -16.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3209 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4175 tonnes per hectare | +30.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3971 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.268 tonnes per hectare | -32.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2984 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4015 tonnes per hectare | +34.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6531 tonnes per hectare | +62.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5674 tonnes per hectare | -13.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7016 tonnes per hectare | +23.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6204 tonnes per hectare | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5644 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5854 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6272 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6461 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4917 tonnes per hectare | -23.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5834 tonnes per hectare | +18.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4459 tonnes per hectare | -23.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4643 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6527 tonnes per hectare | +40.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5714 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6293 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6624 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5526 tonnes per hectare | -16.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8145 tonnes per hectare | +47.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8886 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9823 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8523 tonnes per hectare | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8092 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9483 tonnes per hectare | +17.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9611 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9829 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.993 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8453 tonnes per hectare | 0.7984 tonnes per hectare | 0.932 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7303 tonnes per hectare | 0.5092 tonnes per hectare | 0.9113 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.429 tonnes per hectare | 0.2774 tonnes per hectare | 0.6179 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4646 tonnes per hectare | 0.268 tonnes per hectare | 0.7016 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5633 tonnes per hectare | 0.4459 tonnes per hectare | 0.6527 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8101 tonnes per hectare | 0.5526 tonnes per hectare | 0.9823 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.9829 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Angola?
- Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Angola was 1.11 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 change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.268 tonnes per hectare in 1993.
- How does Angola rank for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- Angola ranks 162nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. 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 Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.