Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Angola
Angola: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 32.37 percent in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
32.37 percent
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
43rd
of 209 countries
All-time high
33.69 percent
in 1961
All-time low
32.17 percent
in 2017
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Angola, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Angola is 32.37 percent, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Angola peaked at 33.69 percent in 1961 and was at its lowest, 32.17 percent, in 2017.
That places Angola 43rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Angola, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33.69 percent | — |
| 1962 | 33.68 percent | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 33.66 percent | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 33.64 percent | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 33.62 percent | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 33.6 percent | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 33.59 percent | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 33.57 percent | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 33.55 percent | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 33.53 percent | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 33.51 percent | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 33.5 percent | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 33.48 percent | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 33.46 percent | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 33.44 percent | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 33.42 percent | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 33.41 percent | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 33.39 percent | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 33.37 percent | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 33.35 percent | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 33.33 percent | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 33.32 percent | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 33.3 percent | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 33.28 percent | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 33.26 percent | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 33.24 percent | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 33.23 percent | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 33.21 percent | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 33.19 percent | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 33.17 percent | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 33.15 percent | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 33.14 percent | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 33.14 percent | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 33.14 percent | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 33.12 percent | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 33.08 percent | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 33.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 33.14 percent | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 33.18 percent | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 33.15 percent | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 33.06 percent | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 33 percent | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 32.89 percent | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 32.73 percent | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 32.63 percent | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 32.6 percent | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 32.6 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 32.56 percent | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 32.4 percent | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 32.42 percent | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 32.39 percent | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 32.36 percent | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 32.37 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 32.38 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 32.38 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 32.22 percent | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 32.17 percent | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 32.18 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 32.24 percent | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 32.25 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 32.29 percent | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 32.37 percent | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 32.37 percent | +0.0% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 32.37 percent is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.9 percent, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Angola's 32.37 percent is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.09 percent, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.62 percent | 33.55 percent | 33.69 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 33.45 percent | 33.37 percent | 33.53 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.27 percent | 33.19 percent | 33.35 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.14 percent | 33.08 percent | 33.18 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.76 percent | 32.4 percent | 33.15 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.31 percent | 32.17 percent | 32.42 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.32 percent | 32.25 percent | 32.37 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 40 Chad 35.74 percent compare
- 41 New Zealand 34.63 percent compare
- 42 British Virgin Islands 33.33 percent compare
- 44 Colombia 31.99 percent compare
- 45 North Macedonia 31.52 percent compare
- 46 Zimbabwe 31.28 percent compare
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 share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Angola?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Angola was 32.37 percent 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 share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 33.69 percent in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.17 percent in 2017.
- How does Angola rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Angola ranks 43rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).