Corn: Yield gap in Angola
Angola: Corn: Yield gap was 4.52 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn: Yield gap in Angola, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Angola recorded 4.52 tonnes per hectare for corn: yield gap in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Angola peaked at 5.24 tonnes per hectare in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.52 tonnes per hectare, in 2024.
Angola ranks 18th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.09 tonnes per hectare | 4.92 tonnes per hectare | 5.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.78 tonnes per hectare | 4.59 tonnes per hectare | 4.99 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.58 tonnes per hectare | 4.52 tonnes per hectare | 4.63 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
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 corn: yield gap in Angola?
- Corn: yield gap in Angola was 4.52 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 5.24 tonnes per hectare in 2006.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.52 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- How does Angola rank for corn: yield gap?
- Angola ranks 18th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.