Arable land — Area in Angola
Angola: Arable land — Area was 4,567 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 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
| 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
- 55 Iraq 4,904 1000 ha compare
- 56 Czechoslovakia 4,819 1000 ha compare
- 57 Ghana 4,710 1000 ha compare
- 59 Paraguay 4,561 1000 ha compare
- 60 Syrian Arab Republic 4,400 1000 ha compare
- 61 Saudi Arabia 4,300 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Angola
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.74 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 85.53 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 32.37 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 89.13 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 40,361 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.79 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 357.07 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 10.09 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.13 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 3.95 % (2024)
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
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.