Cropland area in Angola
Angola: Cropland area was 5.70 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cropland area in Angola, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, cropland area in Angola stood at 5.70 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area in Angola peaked at 5.70 million hectares in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.10 million hectares, in 1986.
That places Angola 50th out of 219 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.28 million hectares | 3.17 million hectares | 3.40 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.32 million hectares | 3.19 million hectares | 3.40 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.14 million hectares | 3.10 million hectares | 3.19 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.19 million hectares | 3.10 million hectares | 3.20 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.51 million hectares | 3.20 million hectares | 4.24 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.28 million hectares | 4.43 million hectares | 5.66 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.68 million hectares | 5.66 million hectares | 5.70 million hectares | 4 |
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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 cropland area in Angola?
- Cropland area in Angola was 5.70 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland area recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 5.70 million hectares in 2022.
- What is the lowest cropland area recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.10 million hectares in 1986.
- How does Angola rank for cropland area?
- Angola ranks 50th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland area rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 Cropland area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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