Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Angola
Angola: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 32.37 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Angola, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Angola recorded 32.37 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Angola peaked at 33.69 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 32.02 %, in 2017.
Angola ranks 49th of 237 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33.69 % | — |
| 1962 | 33.67 % | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 33.65 % | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 33.63 % | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 33.6 % | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 33.58 % | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 33.56 % | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 33.53 % | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 33.51 % | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 33.49 % | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 33.47 % | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 33.44 % | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 33.42 % | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 33.4 % | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 33.37 % | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 33.35 % | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 33.33 % | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 33.31 % | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 33.28 % | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 33.26 % | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 33.24 % | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 33.21 % | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 33.19 % | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 33.17 % | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 33.15 % | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 33.12 % | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 33.1 % | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 33.08 % | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 33.05 % | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 33.03 % | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 33.01 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 32.98 % | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 32.98 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 32.98 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 32.97 % | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 32.93 % | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 32.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 32.99 % | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 33.03 % | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 32.99 % | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 32.91 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 32.85 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 32.74 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 32.59 % | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 32.48 % | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 32.45 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 32.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 32.41 % | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 32.25 % | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 32.27 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 32.24 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 32.21 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 32.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 32.23 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 32.23 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 32.07 % | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 32.02 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 32.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 32.09 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 32.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 32.14 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 32.22 % | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 32.37 % | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 32.37 % | +0.0% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 32.37 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.84 %, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Angola's 32.37 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.74 %, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.6 % | 33.51 % | 33.69 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 33.39 % | 33.28 % | 33.49 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.16 % | 33.05 % | 33.26 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.98 % | 32.93 % | 33.03 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.61 % | 32.25 % | 32.99 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.16 % | 32.02 % | 32.27 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.24 % | 32.1 % | 32.37 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 46 Kenya 36.67 % compare
- 47 Chad 35.74 % compare
- 48 New Zealand 34.55 % compare
- 50 Colombia 31.66 % compare
- 51 North Macedonia 31.48 % compare
- 52 Burkina Faso 31.19 % compare
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 permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Angola?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Angola was 32.37 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 33.69 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.02 % in 2017.
- How does Angola rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Angola ranks 49th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in 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.