Arable land — Area in Angola

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

Latest (2024)
4,567 1000 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
58th
of 231 countries
All-time high
4,567 1000 ha
in 2020
All-time low
2,670 1000 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Arable land — Area in Angola, 1961–2024

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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 58th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 55 Iraq 4,904 1000 ha compare
  2. 56 Czechoslovakia 4,819 1000 ha compare
  3. 57 Ghana 4,710 1000 ha compare
  4. 59 Paraguay 4,561 1000 ha compare
  5. 60 Syrian Arab Republic 4,400 1000 ha compare
  6. 61 Saudi Arabia 4,300 1000 ha compare

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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 58th out of 231 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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About this data

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
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.