Land use in Angola
Angola: Land use was 5.70 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use in Angola, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use in Angola is 5.70 million hectares, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Angola peaked at 5.70 million hectares in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.10 million hectares, in 1986.
That places Angola 50th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.28 million hectares | 3.17 million hectares | 3.40 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.32 million hectares | 3.19 million hectares | 3.40 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.14 million hectares | 3.10 million hectares | 3.19 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.19 million hectares | 3.10 million hectares | 3.20 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.51 million hectares | 3.20 million hectares | 4.24 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.28 million hectares | 4.43 million hectares | 5.66 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.68 million hectares | 5.66 million hectares | 5.70 million hectares | 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 land use in Angola?
- Land use in Angola was 5.70 million hectares in 2023, 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 recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 5.70 million hectares in 2022.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.10 million hectares in 1986.
- How does Angola rank for land use?
- Angola ranks 50th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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