Yields of key staple crops in Angola
Angola: Yields of key staple crops was 1.72 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops in Angola, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yields of key staple crops in Angola is 1.72 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.2% on the previous year and up 76.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Angola peaked at 1.74 tonnes per hectare in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.4742 tonnes per hectare, in 2021.
Angola ranks 94th of 125 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 0.9286 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9011 tonnes per hectare | 0.5333 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6915 tonnes per hectare | 0.5833 tonnes per hectare | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.7995 tonnes per hectare | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9892 tonnes per hectare | 0.8798 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9246 tonnes per hectare | 0.4742 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 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 yields of key staple crops in Angola?
- Yields of key staple crops in Angola was 1.72 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 yields of key staple crops recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 tonnes per hectare in 1999.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4742 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- How does Angola rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Angola ranks 94th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.4%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.