Cotton yields in Angola
Angola: Cotton yields was 0.5655 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 84th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
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 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 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 84th out of 100 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.