Other land — Area in Angola
Angola: Other land — Area was 15,612 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Angola, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Angola recorded 15,612 1000 ha for other land — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Angola peaked at 15,612 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,857 1000 ha, in 1990.
Angola ranks 48th of 259 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in Angola, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,857 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,988 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 3,119 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 3,271 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 3,423 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 3,595 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 3,790 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 3,939 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 4,029 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 4,128 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 4,322 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 4,939 1000 ha | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 5,426 1000 ha | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 5,873 1000 ha | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 6,571 1000 ha | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 7,209 1000 ha | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 7,765 1000 ha | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 8,168 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 8,729 1000 ha | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 8,806 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 9,108 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 9,614 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 10,090 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 10,527 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 10,978 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 11,426 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 12,087 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 12,621 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 13,073 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 13,469 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 13,931 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 14,395 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 14,808 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 15,109 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 15,612 1000 ha | +3.3% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 15,612 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,185 1000 ha, 4.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Angola's 15,612 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,174 1000 ha, 7.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,514 1000 ha | 2,857 1000 ha | 4,128 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,781 1000 ha | 4,322 1000 ha | 8,806 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,299 1000 ha | 9,108 1000 ha | 13,469 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,771 1000 ha | 13,931 1000 ha | 15,612 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
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 other land — area in Angola?
- Other land — area in Angola was 15,612 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 15,612 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,857 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Angola rank for other land — area?
- Angola ranks 48th out of 259 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. 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 Other land — 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.