Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Angola
Angola: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 1.74 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Angola, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Angola stood at 1.74 %. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Angola peaked at 2.65 % in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1.74 %, in 2020.
That places Angola 161st out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.29 % | 2.21 % | 2.37 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.34 % | 2.21 % | 2.51 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.59 % | 2.51 % | 2.65 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.61 % | 2.6 % | 2.65 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.44 % | 2.02 % | 2.63 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.84 % | 1.76 % | 1.93 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.74 % | 1.74 % | 1.75 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Angola
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.971 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 0 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 1,008 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 387 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 137 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 255 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 40,610 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 25,550 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 24,722 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Angola?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Angola was 1.74 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 2.65 % in 1987.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.74 % in 2020.
- How does Angola rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Angola ranks 161st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.