Sisal, raw — Area harvested in Angola
Angola: Sisal, raw — Area harvested was 523 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sisal, raw — Area harvested in Angola, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sisal, raw — area harvested in Angola is 523 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sisal, raw — area harvested in Angola peaked at 60,000 ha in 1972 and was at its lowest, 400 ha, in 1992.
Angola ranks 18th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sisal, raw — Area harvested in Angola, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 50,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 50,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 60,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 40,000 ha | -33.3% |
| 1974 | 50,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1975 | 30,000 ha | -40.0% |
| 1976 | 20,000 ha | -33.3% |
| 1977 | 14,000 ha | -30.0% |
| 1978 | 14,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 9,000 ha | -35.7% |
| 1980 | 3,500 ha | -61.1% |
| 1981 | 3,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 1982 | 4,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1983 | 2,000 ha | -50.0% |
| 1984 | 700 ha | -65.0% |
| 1985 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 775 ha | +10.7% |
| 1991 | 700 ha | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 400 ha | -42.9% |
| 1993 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 450 ha | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 500 ha | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 554 ha | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 450 ha | -18.8% |
| 2000 | 457 ha | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 450 ha | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 450 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 469 ha | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 464 ha | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 450 ha | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 450 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 450 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 450 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 496 ha | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 578 ha | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 578 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 578 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 580 ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 544 ha | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 548 ha | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 541 ha | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 518 ha | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 535 ha | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 530 ha | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 512 ha | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 526 ha | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 523 ha | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 520 ha | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 523 ha | +0.6% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 523 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,302 ha, 16% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Angola's 523 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,221 ha, 43% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sisal, raw — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -65.0% | 2,000 ha | 700 ha |
| 1980 | -61.1% | 9,000 ha | 3,500 ha |
| 1983 | -50.0% | 4,000 ha | 2,000 ha |
| 1992 | -42.9% | 700 ha | 400 ha |
| 1975 | -40.0% | 50,000 ha | 30,000 ha |
| 1979 | -35.7% | 14,000 ha | 9,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50,000 ha | 50,000 ha | 50,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 33,700 ha | 9,000 ha | 60,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,670 ha | 700 ha | 4,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 502.9 ha | 400 ha | 775 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 458.6 ha | 450 ha | 496 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 553 ha | 518 ha | 580 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 520.8 ha | 512 ha | 526 ha | 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 sisal, raw — area harvested in Angola?
- Sisal, raw — area harvested in Angola was 523 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sisal, raw — area harvested recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 60,000 ha in 1972.
- What is the lowest sisal, raw — area harvested recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 400 ha in 1992.
- How does Angola rank for sisal, raw — area harvested?
- Angola ranks 18th out of 24 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sisal, raw — area harvested rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 Sisal, raw — 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.