Cropland — Area in Angola
Angola: Cropland — Area was 4,924 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Area in Angola, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Angola recorded 4,924 1000 ha for cropland — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area in Angola peaked at 4,924 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,100 1000 ha, in 1986.
Angola ranks 62nd of 234 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,278 1000 ha | 3,170 1000 ha | 3,400 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,319 1000 ha | 3,190 1000 ha | 3,400 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,141 1000 ha | 3,100 1000 ha | 3,185 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,185 1000 ha | 3,100 1000 ha | 3,200 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,513 1000 ha | 3,200 1000 ha | 4,234 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,660 1000 ha | 4,422 1000 ha | 4,870 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,911 1000 ha | 4,897 1000 ha | 4,924 1000 ha | 5 |
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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)
- Arable land — Area 4,567 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.13 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area in Angola?
- Cropland — area in Angola was 4,924 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 4,924 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland — area recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,100 1000 ha in 1986.
- How does Angola rank for cropland — area?
- Angola ranks 62nd out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 Cropland — 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.