Arable land use per person in Angola
Angola: Arable land use per person was 0.1465 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Angola, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land use per person in Angola is 0.1465 hectares per person, measured in 2023. 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 use per person in Angola peaked at 0.5043 hectares per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.1465 hectares per person, in 2023.
Angola ranks 83rd of 206 countries on this measure, 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 environment data for Angola
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 69.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.85 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.77 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 21.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0059 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 34.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0048 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0542 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Angola?
- Arable land use per person in Angola was 0.1465 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5043 hectares per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1465 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Angola rank for arable land use per person?
- Angola ranks 83rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.