Cotton yields in Angola
Angola: Cotton yields was 0.5655 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.5655 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 12.7%
World rank
85th
of 101 countries
All-time high
1.83 tonnes per hectare
in 2012
All-time low
0.3365 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cotton 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
The most recent figure for cotton yields in Angola is 0.5655 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.7% on the previous year and down 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Angola peaked at 1.83 tonnes per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3365 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Angola ranks 85th of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cotton yields in Angola, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3365 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5656 tonnes per hectare | +68.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3741 tonnes per hectare | -33.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3494 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4733 tonnes per hectare | +35.5% |
| 1966 | 0.5682 tonnes per hectare | +20.1% |
| 1967 | 0.7122 tonnes per hectare | +25.3% |
| 1968 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +45.5% |
| 1969 | 0.9817 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +17.2% |
| 1971 | 0.9462 tonnes per hectare | -17.7% |
| 1972 | 0.8969 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 0.809 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 1974 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +31.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6393 tonnes per hectare | -40.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6393 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5902 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6393 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 0.5902 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1980 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -15.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8571 tonnes per hectare | +71.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8571 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8571 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +40.0% |
| 1986 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.99 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +36.4% |
| 2002 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -41.8% |
| 2015 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.855 tonnes per hectare | -22.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7404 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6477 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5655 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 0.5655 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.31 tonnes per hectare, 43% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Angola's 0.5655 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8911 tonnes per hectare, 63% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cotton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +71.4% | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.8571 tonnes per hectare |
| 1962 | +68.1% | 0.3365 tonnes per hectare | 0.5656 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5997 tonnes per hectare | 0.3365 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7968 tonnes per hectare | 0.5902 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9571 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 0.99 tonnes per hectare | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.783 tonnes per hectare | 0.5655 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 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 cotton yields in Angola?
- Cotton yields in Angola was 0.5655 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 cotton yields recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3365 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Angola rank for cotton yields?
- Angola ranks 85th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. 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 Cotton 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.