Corn yields in Angola
Angola: Corn yields was 1.19 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.19 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
148th
of 171 countries
All-time high
1.19 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.2358 tonnes per hectare
in 1989
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Corn yields in Angola, 1961–2024
Source: 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 1.19 tonnes per hectare for corn yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Angola peaked at 1.19 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2358 tonnes per hectare, in 1989.
That places Angola 148th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Corn yields in Angola, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8113 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.8113 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.7692 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1964 | 0.8654 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 0.9375 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 0.7917 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 1967 | 0.76 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7827 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | +15.0% |
| 1970 | 0.912 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.7776 tonnes per hectare | -14.7% |
| 1972 | 0.7547 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.7288 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 1975 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 1976 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5833 tonnes per hectare | -22.2% |
| 1978 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1979 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -25.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4167 tonnes per hectare | -30.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4167 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4583 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4333 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4167 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.35 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3529 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | -15.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2358 tonnes per hectare | -21.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2736 tonnes per hectare | +16.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4013 tonnes per hectare | +46.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3778 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2627 tonnes per hectare | -30.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2463 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3517 tonnes per hectare | +42.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6993 tonnes per hectare | +98.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5959 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7396 tonnes per hectare | +24.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6361 tonnes per hectare | -14.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5745 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5754 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6706 tonnes per hectare | +16.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7559 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5404 tonnes per hectare | -28.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6736 tonnes per hectare | +24.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4687 tonnes per hectare | -30.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5091 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7946 tonnes per hectare | +56.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6614 tonnes per hectare | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 0.72 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7376 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.777 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9467 tonnes per hectare | +21.8% |
| 2014 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9785 tonnes per hectare | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8935 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +17.3% |
| 2019 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 1.19 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.04 tonnes per hectare, 58% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Angola's 1.19 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 tonnes per hectare, 93% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +98.8% | 0.3517 tonnes per hectare | 0.6993 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8255 tonnes per hectare | 0.76 tonnes per hectare | 0.9375 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.709 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.912 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.398 tonnes per hectare | 0.2358 tonnes per hectare | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4584 tonnes per hectare | 0.2463 tonnes per hectare | 0.7396 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6224 tonnes per hectare | 0.4687 tonnes per hectare | 0.7946 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.933 tonnes per hectare | 0.72 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 145 Burundi 1.23 tonnes per hectare compare
- 146 Niger 1.22 tonnes per hectare compare
- 147 Benin 1.19 tonnes per hectare compare
- 149 Eswatini 1.07 tonnes per hectare compare
- 150 Congo 1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 150 Eritrea 1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 150 French Guiana 1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 150 Guinea-Bissau 1 tonnes per hectare compare
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 corn yields in Angola?
- Corn yields in Angola was 1.19 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to 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 yields recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2358 tonnes per hectare in 1989.
- How does Angola rank for corn yields?
- Angola ranks 148th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.