Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Angola
Angola: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 486,298 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Angola, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Angola stood at 486,298 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Angola peaked at 486,298 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 86,500 ha, in 1988.
That places Angola 59th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Angola, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 118,138 ha | — |
| 1962 | 132,765 ha | +12.4% |
| 1963 | 134,091 ha | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 132,453 ha | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 133,220 ha | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 131,934 ha | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 136,416 ha | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 140,384 ha | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 155,562 ha | +10.8% |
| 1970 | 162,300 ha | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 185,000 ha | +14.0% |
| 1972 | 148,000 ha | -20.0% |
| 1973 | 192,000 ha | +29.7% |
| 1974 | 189,000 ha | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 153,000 ha | -19.0% |
| 1976 | 151,000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 152,000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 154,000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 155,000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 100,000 ha | -35.5% |
| 1981 | 103,000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 104,000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 105,000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 101,000 ha | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 94,000 ha | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 99,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 97,000 ha | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 86,500 ha | -10.8% |
| 1989 | 89,000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 92,889 ha | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 96,742 ha | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 103,155 ha | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 99,457 ha | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 101,886 ha | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 99,969 ha | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 103,042 ha | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 102,542 ha | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 105,196 ha | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 104,200 ha | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 110,261 ha | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 146,638 ha | +33.0% |
| 2002 | 151,847 ha | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 217,541 ha | +43.3% |
| 2004 | 244,164 ha | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 252,348 ha | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 242,424 ha | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 308,085 ha | +27.1% |
| 2008 | 342,928 ha | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 358,433 ha | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 366,205 ha | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 399,457 ha | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 338,566 ha | -15.2% |
| 2013 | 429,105 ha | +26.7% |
| 2014 | 429,280 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 428,964 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 440,547 ha | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 436,057 ha | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 445,182 ha | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 444,543 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 453,599 ha | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 460,631 ha | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 461,824 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 478,732 ha | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 486,298 ha | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 134,996 ha | 118,138 ha | 155,562 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 164,130 ha | 148,000 ha | 192,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 97,850 ha | 86,500 ha | 105,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 100,908 ha | 92,889 ha | 105,196 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 237,467 ha | 110,261 ha | 358,433 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 415,791 ha | 338,566 ha | 445,182 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 468,217 ha | 453,599 ha | 486,298 ha | 5 |
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- 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 25.24 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 25.24 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Angola?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Angola was 486,298 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 486,298 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 86,500 ha in 1988.
- How does Angola rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Angola ranks 59th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.