Arable land in Angola
Angola: Arable land was 0.1465 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land 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 hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Angola stood at 0.1465 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Angola peaked at 0.5043 hectares per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.1465 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Angola 83rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5026 hectares per person | 0.5015 hectares per person | 0.5043 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4324 hectares per person | 0.3696 hectares per person | 0.4955 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3042 hectares per person | 0.258 hectares per person | 0.3565 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2221 hectares per person | 0.1915 hectares per person | 0.2494 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.174 hectares per person | 0.1576 hectares per person | 0.1852 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1808 hectares per person | 0.165 hectares per person | 0.1941 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.153 hectares per person | 0.1465 hectares per person | 0.1596 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Angola
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
- Rural population 28.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 11.14 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 30.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.14 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 1,062 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 3.34 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Angola?
- Arable land in Angola was 0.1465 hectares per person 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 arable land recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5043 hectares per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1465 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Angola rank for arable land?
- Angola ranks 83rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.