Sorghum yields in Angola
Angola: Sorghum yields was 0.2457 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sorghum yields in Angola, 2000–2024
Source: 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 0.2457 tonnes per hectare for sorghum yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in Angola peaked at 0.4091 tonnes per hectare in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0929 tonnes per hectare, in 2008.
Angola ranks 113th of 115 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sorghum yields in Angola, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 0.3571 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.34 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2941 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4091 tonnes per hectare | +22.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4031 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0929 tonnes per hectare | -77.0% |
| 2009 | 0.248 tonnes per hectare | +167.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2814 tonnes per hectare | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 0.332 tonnes per hectare | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0998 tonnes per hectare | -69.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2415 tonnes per hectare | +142.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2421 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2503 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2193 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2266 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2712 tonnes per hectare | +19.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2211 tonnes per hectare | -18.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2286 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2269 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2334 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2354 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2457 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 0.2457 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 23% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Angola's 0.2457 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9424 tonnes per hectare, 26% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +167.0% | 0.0929 tonnes per hectare | 0.248 tonnes per hectare |
| 2013 | +142.0% | 0.0998 tonnes per hectare | 0.2415 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3144 tonnes per hectare | 0.0929 tonnes per hectare | 0.4091 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2385 tonnes per hectare | 0.0998 tonnes per hectare | 0.332 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.234 tonnes per hectare | 0.2269 tonnes per hectare | 0.2457 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
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 sorghum yields in Angola?
- Sorghum yields in Angola was 0.2457 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sorghum yields recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4091 tonnes per hectare in 2006.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0929 tonnes per hectare in 2008.
- How does Angola rank for sorghum yields?
- Angola ranks 113th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sorghum yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.