What is the highest surface area recorded in Angola?

The highest recorded value was 1.25 million sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Angola?

The lowest recorded value was 1.25 million sq. km in 1961.

How does Angola rank for surface area?

Angola ranks 22nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is surface area rising or falling in Angola?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Surface area in Angola

Name: Surface area in Angola
Creator: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Angola: Surface area was 1.25 million sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

1.25 million sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

22nd

of 216 countries

All-time high

1.25 million sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

1.25 million sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Surface area in Angola, 1961–2023

Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, surface area in Angola stood at 1.25 million sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Angola peaked at 1.25 million sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.25 million sq. km, in 1961.

Angola ranks 22nd of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Surface area in Angola, year by year

Annual values for Surface area (sq. km) in Angola, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	1.25 million sq. km	—
1962	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1963	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1964	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1965	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1966	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1967	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1968	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1969	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1970	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1971	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1972	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1973	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1974	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1975	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1976	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1977	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1978	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1979	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1980	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1981	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1982	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1983	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1984	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1985	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1986	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1987	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1988	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1989	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1990	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1991	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1992	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1993	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1994	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1995	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1996	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1997	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1998	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
1999	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
2000	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
2001	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
2002	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
2003	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
2004	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
2005	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
2006	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
2007	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
2008	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
2009	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
2010	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
2011	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
2012	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
2013	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
2014	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
2015	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
2016	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
2017	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
2018	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
2019	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
2020	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
2021	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
2022	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%
2023	1.25 million sq. km	+0.0%

Angola compared with similar countries

Angola's 1.25 million sq. km is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 199,950 sq. km, 6.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Angola's 1.25 million sq. km is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 298,330 sq. km, 4.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1.25 million sq. km	1.25 million sq. km	1.25 million sq. km	9
1970s	1.25 million sq. km	1.25 million sq. km	1.25 million sq. km	10
1980s	1.25 million sq. km	1.25 million sq. km	1.25 million sq. km	10
1990s	1.25 million sq. km	1.25 million sq. km	1.25 million sq. km	10
2000s	1.25 million sq. km	1.25 million sq. km	1.25 million sq. km	10
2010s	1.25 million sq. km	1.25 million sq. km	1.25 million sq. km	10
2020s	1.25 million sq. km	1.25 million sq. km	1.25 million sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Angola

19 Peru 1.29 million sq. km compare
20 Chad 1.28 million sq. km compare
21 Niger 1.27 million sq. km compare
23 Mali 1.24 million sq. km compare
24 South Africa 1.22 million sq. km compare
25 Colombia 1.14 million sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in Angola?: Surface area in Angola was 1.25 million sq. km in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest surface area recorded in Angola?: The highest recorded value was 1.25 million sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Angola?: The lowest recorded value was 1.25 million sq. km in 1961.
How does Angola rank for surface area?: Angola ranks 22nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is surface area rising or falling in Angola?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Angola data come from?: The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,456 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.