Oil palm production in Angola
Angola: Oil palm production was 64,000 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
64,000 tonnes
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
27th
of 48 countries
All-time high
64,000 tonnes
in 2023
All-time low
30,000 tonnes
in 1977
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Oil palm production in Angola, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oil palm production in Angola is 64,000 tonnes, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm production in Angola peaked at 64,000 tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30,000 tonnes, in 1977.
That places Angola 27th out of 48 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Oil palm production in Angola, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 40,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 41,000 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 36,000 tonnes | -12.2% |
| 1964 | 41,000 tonnes | +13.9% |
| 1965 | 32,000 tonnes | -22.0% |
| 1966 | 35,000 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1967 | 35,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 38,000 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1969 | 45,000 tonnes | +18.4% |
| 1970 | 38,000 tonnes | -15.6% |
| 1971 | 38,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 38,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 40,000 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 40,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 40,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 35,000 tonnes | -12.5% |
| 1977 | 30,000 tonnes | -14.3% |
| 1978 | 35,000 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 1979 | 40,000 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 40,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 38,000 tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 38,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 40,000 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 38,000 tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 36,000 tonnes | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 38,000 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 40,000 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 42,000 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 42,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 40,000 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 40,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 40,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 40,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 40,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 40,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 48,000 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 50,000 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 51,000 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 49,000 tonnes | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 49,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 49,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 50,000 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 49,000 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 51,000 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 53,000 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 54,000 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 55,000 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 46,000 tonnes | -16.4% |
| 2009 | 55,000 tonnes | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 57,000 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 50,000 tonnes | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 48,000 tonnes | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 46,000 tonnes | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 42,000 tonnes | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 45,000 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 48,000 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 51,000 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 53,000 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 55,000 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 57,000 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 59,000 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 61,000 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 64,000 tonnes | +4.9% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 64,000 tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 100,000 tonnes, 64% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Angola's 64,000 tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36,308 tonnes, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38,111 tonnes | 32,000 tonnes | 45,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 37,400 tonnes | 30,000 tonnes | 40,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 39,200 tonnes | 36,000 tonnes | 42,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 43,800 tonnes | 40,000 tonnes | 51,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 51,100 tonnes | 46,000 tonnes | 55,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,500 tonnes | 42,000 tonnes | 57,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 60,250 tonnes | 57,000 tonnes | 64,000 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 25 Sierra Leone 85,800 tonnes compare
- 26 Panama 74,000 tonnes compare
- 28 Guinea 50,000 tonnes compare
- 29 Dominican Republic 48,000 tonnes compare
- 30 Liberia 45,000 tonnes compare
More energy & mining data for Angola
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 20.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil palm production in Angola?
- Oil palm production in Angola was 64,000 tonnes 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 oil palm production recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 64,000 tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest oil palm production recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,000 tonnes in 1977.
- How does Angola rank for oil palm production?
- Angola ranks 27th out of 48 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oil palm production rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil palm production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Oil palm production is measured in tonnes.