Land use for palm oil production in Angola
Angola: Land use for palm oil production was 23,308 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
23,308 hectares
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
30th
of 44 countries
All-time high
23,308 hectares
in 2024
All-time low
18,000 hectares
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Land use for palm oil production in Angola, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Angola recorded 23,308 hectares for land use for palm oil production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use for palm oil production in Angola peaked at 23,308 hectares in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18,000 hectares, in 1965.
That places Angola 30th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land use for palm oil production in Angola, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22,000 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 22,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 21,000 hectares | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 22,000 hectares | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 18,000 hectares | -18.2% |
| 1966 | 19,000 hectares | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 20,000 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 20,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 23,000 hectares | +15.0% |
| 1970 | 21,000 hectares | -8.7% |
| 1971 | 21,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 21,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 21,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 21,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 21,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 19,000 hectares | -9.5% |
| 1977 | 18,000 hectares | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 20,000 hectares | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 20,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 20,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 19,000 hectares | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 19,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 20,000 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 19,000 hectares | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 18,000 hectares | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 19,000 hectares | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 20,000 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 20,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 21,000 hectares | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 21,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 21,500 hectares | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 21,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 21,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 21,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 22,000 hectares | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 22,400 hectares | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 22,000 hectares | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 22,400 hectares | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 22,500 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 23,000 hectares | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 23,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 23,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 23,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 23,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 23,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 23,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 23,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 23,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 23,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 23,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 23,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 23,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 23,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 23,067 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 23,141 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 23,166 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 23,164 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 23,141 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 23,123 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 23,152 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 23,261 hectares | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 23,265 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23,286 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 23,308 hectares | +0.1% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 23,308 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41,858 hectares, 56% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Angola's 23,308 hectares is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18,156 hectares, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,778 hectares | 18,000 hectares | 23,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 20,300 hectares | 18,000 hectares | 21,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,500 hectares | 18,000 hectares | 21,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,830 hectares | 21,000 hectares | 22,500 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,000 hectares | 23,000 hectares | 23,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,080 hectares | 23,000 hectares | 23,166 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,254 hectares | 23,152 hectares | 23,308 hectares | 5 |
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More environment data for Angola
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.076 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.971 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.8333 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use for palm oil production in Angola?
- Land use for palm oil production in Angola was 23,308 hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use for palm oil production recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 23,308 hectares in 2024.
- What is the lowest land use for palm oil production recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,000 hectares in 1965.
- How does Angola rank for land use for palm oil production?
- Angola ranks 30th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use for palm oil production rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use for palm oil production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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