Potato yields in Angola
Angola: Potato yields was 7.89 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Angola, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Angola recorded 7.89 tonnes per hectare for potato yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Angola peaked at 9 tonnes per hectare in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2.02 tonnes per hectare, in 2004.
That places Angola 140th out of 158 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.65 tonnes per hectare | 5 tonnes per hectare | 6.3 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.52 tonnes per hectare | 5.93 tonnes per hectare | 7.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.95 tonnes per hectare | 4 tonnes per hectare | 7.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.13 tonnes per hectare | 4 tonnes per hectare | 9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.9 tonnes per hectare | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | 8.65 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.05 tonnes per hectare | 6.27 tonnes per hectare | 8.74 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.45 tonnes per hectare | 7.18 tonnes per hectare | 7.89 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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)
- 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 potato yields in Angola?
- Potato yields in Angola was 7.89 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 9 tonnes per hectare in 1994.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.02 tonnes per hectare in 2004.
- How does Angola rank for potato yields?
- Angola ranks 140th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.