Angola vs Namibia: Grazing land use over the long-term
Angola
40.28 million hectares
in 2025
Namibia
38.00 million hectares
in 2025
Angola rank
15th
Namibia rank
17th
Grazing land use over the long-term over time
- Angola
- Namibia
How they compare
Angola currently reports 40.28 million hectares against 38.00 million hectares in Namibia, a difference of 2.28 million hectares.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 15th and Namibia ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 37 and Namibia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 7.33 million hectares | 224,953 hectares | 7.11 million hectares | Angola |
| 1100s | 8.55 million hectares | 322,155 hectares | 8.23 million hectares | Angola |
| 1200s | 9.77 million hectares | 461,358 hectares | 9.31 million hectares | Angola |
| 1300s | 11.00 million hectares | 660,711 hectares | 10.34 million hectares | Angola |
| 1400s | 12.83 million hectares | 946,203 hectares | 11.88 million hectares | Angola |
| 1500s | 14.66 million hectares | 1.36 million hectares | 13.31 million hectares | Angola |
| 1600s | 15.58 million hectares | 1.94 million hectares | 13.64 million hectares | Angola |
| 1700s | 16.49 million hectares | 2.78 million hectares | 13.72 million hectares | Angola |
| 1710s | 16.69 million hectares | 3.65 million hectares | 13.05 million hectares | Angola |
| 1720s | 16.82 million hectares | 4.78 million hectares | 12.04 million hectares | Angola |
| 1730s | 16.94 million hectares | 6.27 million hectares | 10.68 million hectares | Angola |
| 1740s | 17.08 million hectares | 8.21 million hectares | 8.87 million hectares | Angola |
| 1750s | 17.22 million hectares | 10.76 million hectares | 6.46 million hectares | Angola |
| 1760s | 17.38 million hectares | 10.57 million hectares | 6.80 million hectares | Angola |
| 1770s | 17.54 million hectares | 10.38 million hectares | 7.16 million hectares | Angola |
| 1780s | 17.71 million hectares | 10.19 million hectares | 7.52 million hectares | Angola |
| 1790s | 17.89 million hectares | 10.00 million hectares | 7.89 million hectares | Angola |
| 1800s | 18.09 million hectares | 9.81 million hectares | 8.28 million hectares | Angola |
| 1810s | 18.31 million hectares | 9.62 million hectares | 8.68 million hectares | Angola |
| 1820s | 18.54 million hectares | 9.43 million hectares | 9.11 million hectares | Angola |
| 1830s | 18.79 million hectares | 9.24 million hectares | 9.55 million hectares | Angola |
| 1840s | 19.07 million hectares | 9.05 million hectares | 10.02 million hectares | Angola |
| 1850s | 19.45 million hectares | 8.86 million hectares | 10.58 million hectares | Angola |
| 1860s | 20.83 million hectares | 9.80 million hectares | 11.03 million hectares | Angola |
| 1870s | 22.34 million hectares | 10.84 million hectares | 11.50 million hectares | Angola |
| 1880s | 23.49 million hectares | 11.98 million hectares | 11.51 million hectares | Angola |
| 1890s | 24.70 million hectares | 13.25 million hectares | 11.45 million hectares | Angola |
| 1900s | 23.50 million hectares | 14.65 million hectares | 8.85 million hectares | Angola |
| 1910s | 21.68 million hectares | 17.24 million hectares | 4.44 million hectares | Angola |
| 1920s | 20.83 million hectares | 20.11 million hectares | 720,200 hectares | Angola |
| 1930s | 24.18 million hectares | 24.76 million hectares | 585,400 hectares | Namibia |
| 1940s | 27.78 million hectares | 30.24 million hectares | 2.46 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1950s | 36.89 million hectares | 37.30 million hectares | 418,190 hectares | Namibia |
| 1960s | 41.85 million hectares | 37.98 million hectares | 3.86 million hectares | Angola |
| 1970s | 41.70 million hectares | 38.00 million hectares | 3.70 million hectares | Angola |
| 1980s | 41.48 million hectares | 38.00 million hectares | 3.48 million hectares | Angola |
| 1990s | 41.31 million hectares | 37.22 million hectares | 4.09 million hectares | Angola |
| 2000s | 40.84 million hectares | 38.05 million hectares | 2.79 million hectares | Angola |
| 2010s | 40.28 million hectares | 38.03 million hectares | 2.25 million hectares | Angola |
| 2020s | 40.23 million hectares | 38.00 million hectares | 2.23 million hectares | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grazing land use over the long-term, Angola or Namibia?
- Angola, at 40.28 million hectares against 38.00 million hectares in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in grazing land use over the long-term between Angola and Namibia?
- 2.28 million hectares, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Namibia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Namibia rank globally for grazing land use over the long-term?
- Angola ranks 15th and Namibia ranks 17th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.