Access to basic services in Angola
Angola: Access to basic services was 55.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to basic services in Angola, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, access to basic services in Angola stood at 55.5. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and up 73.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to basic services in Angola peaked at 55.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20, in 2001.
That places Angola 190th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to basic services in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.2 | — |
| 2001 | 20 | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 26.3 | +31.5% |
| 2003 | 27.4 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 28.4 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 29.4 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 30.5 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 37.5 | +23.0% |
| 2008 | 38.5 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 33.8 | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 35 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 34.6 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 37.3 | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 38.4 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 32 | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 42 | +31.2% |
| 2016 | 41.8 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 42.9 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 45.3 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 45.6 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 47 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 48.2 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 48.5 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 51.1 | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 55.5 | +8.6% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 55.5 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.7, 63% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 55.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.8, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to basic services in Angola changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +31.5% | 20 | 26.3 |
| 2015 | +31.2% | 32 | 42 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.6 | 20 | 38.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.49 | 32 | 45.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.06 | 47 | 55.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More reference data data for Angola
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4536 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.163 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8877 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to basic services in Angola?
- Access to basic services in Angola was 55.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to basic services recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to basic services recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 in 2001.
- How does Angola rank for access to basic services?
- Angola ranks 190th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to basic services rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to basic services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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