What is arable land — area in Angola?

Arable land — area in Angola was 4,567 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Angola?

The highest recorded value was 4,567 1000 ha in 2020.

What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Angola?

The lowest recorded value was 2,670 1000 ha in 1961.

How does Angola rank for arable land — area?

Angola ranks 65th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.

Is arable land — area rising or falling in Angola?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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, published as part of Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Arable land — Area in Angola

Name: Arable land — Area in Angola
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Angola: Arable land — Area was 4,567 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

4,567 1000 ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

65th

of 248 countries

All-time high

4,567 1000 ha

in 2020

All-time low

2,670 1000 ha

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2024

Arable land — Area in Angola, 1961–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Angola recorded 4,567 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land — area in Angola peaked at 4,567 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,670 1000 ha, in 1961.

Angola ranks 65th of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Arable land — Area in Angola, year by year

Annual values for Arable land — Area in Angola, 1961 to 2024.
Year	1000 ha	Change
1961	2,670 1000 ha	—
1962	2,700 1000 ha	+1.1%
1963	2,720 1000 ha	+0.7%
1964	2,750 1000 ha	+1.1%
1965	2,770 1000 ha	+0.7%
1966	2,800 1000 ha	+1.1%
1967	2,830 1000 ha	+1.1%
1968	2,860 1000 ha	+1.1%
1969	2,900 1000 ha	+1.4%
1970	2,900 1000 ha	+0.0%
1971	2,900 1000 ha	+0.0%
1972	2,900 1000 ha	+0.0%
1973	2,900 1000 ha	+0.0%
1974	2,900 1000 ha	+0.0%
1975	2,900 1000 ha	+0.0%
1976	2,900 1000 ha	+0.0%
1977	2,900 1000 ha	+0.0%
1978	2,900 1000 ha	+0.0%
1979	2,900 1000 ha	+0.0%
1980	2,900 1000 ha	+0.0%
1981	2,900 1000 ha	+0.0%
1982	2,900 1000 ha	+0.0%
1983	2,900 1000 ha	+0.0%
1984	2,900 1000 ha	+0.0%
1985	2,900 1000 ha	+0.0%
1986	2,900 1000 ha	+0.0%
1987	2,900 1000 ha	+0.0%
1988	2,900 1000 ha	+0.0%
1989	2,900 1000 ha	+0.0%
1990	2,900 1000 ha	+0.0%
1991	2,950 1000 ha	+1.7%
1992	3,000 1000 ha	+1.7%
1993	3,000 1000 ha	+0.0%
1994	3,000 1000 ha	+0.0%
1995	3,000 1000 ha	+0.0%
1996	3,000 1000 ha	+0.0%
1997	3,000 1000 ha	+0.0%
1998	3,000 1000 ha	+0.0%
1999	3,000 1000 ha	+0.0%
2000	3,000 1000 ha	+0.0%
2001	3,000 1000 ha	+0.0%
2002	3,100 1000 ha	+3.3%
2003	3,300 1000 ha	+6.5%
2004	3,300 1000 ha	+0.0%
2005	3,300 1000 ha	+0.0%
2006	3,300 1000 ha	+0.0%
2007	3,400 1000 ha	+3.0%
2008	3,400 1000 ha	+0.0%
2009	4,000 1000 ha	+17.6%
2010	4,200 1000 ha	+5.0%
2011	4,237 1000 ha	+0.9%
2012	4,273 1000 ha	+0.9%
2013	4,310 1000 ha	+0.9%
2014	4,347 1000 ha	+0.9%
2015	4,384 1000 ha	+0.8%
2016	4,420 1000 ha	+0.8%
2017	4,457 1000 ha	+0.8%
2018	4,494 1000 ha	+0.8%
2019	4,531 1000 ha	+0.8%
2020	4,567 1000 ha	+0.8%
2021	4,567 1000 ha	+0.0%
2022	4,567 1000 ha	+0.0%
2023	4,567 1000 ha	+0.0%
2024	4,567 1000 ha	+0.0%

Angola compared with similar countries

Angola's 4,567 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,653 1000 ha, 2.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Angola's 4,567 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,650 1000 ha, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2,778 1000 ha	2,670 1000 ha	2,900 1000 ha	9
1970s	2,900 1000 ha	2,900 1000 ha	2,900 1000 ha	10
1980s	2,900 1000 ha	2,900 1000 ha	2,900 1000 ha	10
1990s	2,985 1000 ha	2,900 1000 ha	3,000 1000 ha	10
2000s	3,310 1000 ha	3,000 1000 ha	4,000 1000 ha	10
2010s	4,365 1000 ha	4,200 1000 ha	4,531 1000 ha	10
2020s	4,567 1000 ha	4,567 1000 ha	4,567 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Angola

62 Iraq 4,904 1000 ha compare
63 Czechoslovakia 4,819 1000 ha compare
64 Ghana 4,710 1000 ha compare
66 Paraguay 4,561 1000 ha compare
67 Syrian Arab Republic 4,400 1000 ha compare
67 Syria 4,400 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 281 places →

More environment data for Angola

Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.86 Percentage change (2025)
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.076 Percentage change (2025)
Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
Temperature change 0.971 °C (2025)
Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.8333 % change on previous year (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land — area in Angola?: Arable land — area in Angola was 4,567 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Angola?: The highest recorded value was 4,567 1000 ha in 2020.
What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Angola?: The lowest recorded value was 2,670 1000 ha in 1961.
How does Angola rank for arable land — area?: Angola ranks 65th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
Is arable land — area rising or falling in Angola?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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, published as part of Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Arable land — Area
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 281 places, 16,508 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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