Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Angola
Angola: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0744 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Angola, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Angola stood at 0.0744 ha per person.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Angola peaked at 0.1041 ha per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0232 ha per person, in 2012.
Angola ranks 12th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Angola, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.099 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0961 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0952 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0869 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 1966 | 0.086 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0886 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0912 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1041 ha per person | +14.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0854 ha per person | -17.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0868 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0858 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0924 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0907 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0877 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0848 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.082 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0792 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0765 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0738 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0711 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0686 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0661 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0637 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0614 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0789 ha per person | +28.6% |
| 1987 | 0.081 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0829 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.077 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0566 ha per person | -26.5% |
| 1991 | 0.062 ha per person | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0682 ha per person | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0816 ha per person | +19.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0616 ha per person | -24.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0438 ha per person | -28.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0402 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0423 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.045 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.043 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0424 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0445 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0471 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0456 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0574 ha per person | +25.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0565 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0561 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0582 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.041 ha per person | -29.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0654 ha per person | +59.8% |
| 2010 | 0.064 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0707 ha per person | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0232 ha per person | -67.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0625 ha per person | +169.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0598 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0594 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0784 ha per person | +32.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0881 ha per person | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0843 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0816 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0808 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0794 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0774 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0757 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0744 ha per person | -1.7% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 0.0744 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0135 ha per person, 5.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Angola's 0.0744 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.024 ha per person, 3.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +169.2% | 0.0232 ha per person | 0.0625 ha per person |
| 2012 | -67.1% | 0.0707 ha per person | 0.0232 ha per person |
| 2009 | +59.8% | 0.041 ha per person | 0.0654 ha per person |
| 2016 | +32.0% | 0.0594 ha per person | 0.0784 ha per person |
| 1986 | +28.6% | 0.0614 ha per person | 0.0789 ha per person |
| 2008 | -29.6% | 0.0582 ha per person | 0.041 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0941 ha per person | 0.086 ha per person | 0.1041 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0851 ha per person | 0.0765 ha per person | 0.0924 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0724 ha per person | 0.0614 ha per person | 0.0829 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0544 ha per person | 0.0402 ha per person | 0.0816 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0514 ha per person | 0.041 ha per person | 0.0654 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0672 ha per person | 0.0232 ha per person | 0.0881 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0776 ha per person | 0.0744 ha per person | 0.0808 ha per person | 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Angola?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Angola was 0.0744 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1041 ha per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0232 ha per person in 2012.
- How does Angola rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Angola ranks 12th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.