What is land area in Angola?

Land area in Angola was 124.67 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest land area recorded in Angola?

The highest recorded value was 124.67 million hectares in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Angola?

The lowest recorded value was 124.67 million hectares in 1961.

How does Angola rank for land area?

Angola ranks 7th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.

Is land area rising or falling in Angola?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Angola data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Angola

Name: Land area in Angola
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Angola: Land area was 124.67 million hectares in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)

124.67 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

7th

of 53 countries

All-time high

124.67 million hectares

in 1961

All-time low

124.67 million hectares

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2011

Land area in Angola, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

In 2011, land area in Angola stood at 124.67 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Angola peaked at 124.67 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 124.67 million hectares, in 1961.

Angola ranks 7th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	124.67 million hectares	124.67 million hectares	124.67 million hectares	9
1970s	124.67 million hectares	124.67 million hectares	124.67 million hectares	10
1980s	124.67 million hectares	124.67 million hectares	124.67 million hectares	10
1990s	124.67 million hectares	124.67 million hectares	124.67 million hectares	10
2000s	124.67 million hectares	124.67 million hectares	124.67 million hectares	10
2010s	124.67 million hectares	124.67 million hectares	124.67 million hectares	2

Countries ranked near Angola

4 Libya 175.95 million hectares compare
5 Niger 126.67 million hectares compare
6 Chad 125.92 million hectares compare
8 Mali 122.02 million hectares compare
9 South Africa 121.31 million hectares compare
10 Mauritania 103.07 million hectares compare

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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)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 25.24 (2025)
Agriculture share gdp 25.24 (2025)
Land under cereal production 3.14 million hectares (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Angola?: Land area in Angola was 124.67 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest land area recorded in Angola?: The highest recorded value was 124.67 million hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Angola?: The lowest recorded value was 124.67 million hectares in 1961.
How does Angola rank for land area?: Angola ranks 7th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is land area rising or falling in Angola?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Angola data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,983 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.