Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Angola
Angola: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.2966 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Angola, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Angola is 0.2966, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Angola peaked at 1.66 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.2966, in 2023.
Angola ranks 105th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.9462 | -5.4% |
| 1963 | 0.9809 | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 0.9134 | -6.9% |
| 1965 | 0.8881 | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.8586 | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.8413 | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8899 | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.8399 | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.8292 | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.8018 | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8375 | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.8201 | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8108 | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.9575 | +18.1% |
| 1976 | 1.22 | +27.4% |
| 1977 | 1.29 | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 1.38 | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 1.54 | +11.6% |
| 1980 | 1.48 | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 1.65 | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 1.66 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.66 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.63 | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 1.63 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.56 | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 1.55 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.55 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.57 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 1.61 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 1.53 | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 1.45 | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 1.46 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.19 | -18.4% |
| 1995 | 1.19 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.16 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 1.19 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9775 | -17.9% |
| 1999 | 1.03 | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8434 | -18.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6979 | -17.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6136 | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 0.589 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5195 | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4803 | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4685 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4156 | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3926 | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3538 | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3503 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3543 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4415 | +24.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3219 | -27.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3832 | +19.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3655 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3657 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3674 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3577 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3509 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3337 | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3306 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3175 | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2966 | -6.6% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 0.2966 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2966, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Angola's 0.2966 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3874, 77% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +27.4% | 0.9575 | 1.22 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9065 | 0.8399 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.05 | 0.8018 | 1.54 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.59 | 1.48 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.28 | 0.9775 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5374 | 0.3538 | 0.8434 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3658 | 0.3219 | 0.4415 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3196 | 0.2966 | 0.3337 | 4 |
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 arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Angola?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Angola was 0.2966 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 in 1982.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2966 in 2023.
- How does Angola rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Angola ranks 105th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).