Oil palm fruit yields in Angola
Angola: Oil palm fruit yields was 12.11 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.11 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
20th
of 44 countries
All-time high
12.17 tonnes per hectare
in 2000
All-time low
9.44 tonnes per hectare
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Oil palm fruit yields in Angola, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oil palm fruit yields in Angola is 12.11 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm fruit yields in Angola peaked at 12.17 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.44 tonnes per hectare, in 1965.
That places Angola 20th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Oil palm fruit yields in Angola, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.55 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 9.55 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 9.52 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 9.55 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 9.44 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 9.47 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 9.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 9.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 9.57 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 9.52 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 9.52 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 9.52 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 9.52 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 9.52 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 9.52 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 9.44 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 9.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 10.5 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 10 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 10.48 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 10.7 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 11.16 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 11.63 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 12.09 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 12.05 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 12.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 12.05 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 12.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 12 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 12.17 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 12.17 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.17 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.17 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.17 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.17 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.17 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.17 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.87 tonnes per hectare | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 12.17 tonnes per hectare | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 12.17 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.17 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.17 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.17 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12.13 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 12.1 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 12.1 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.11 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 12.12 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 12.13 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.14 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 12.14 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.11 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 12.11 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12.11 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 12.11 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.1 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Angola's 12.11 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.89 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.52 tonnes per hectare | 9.44 tonnes per hectare | 9.57 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.61 tonnes per hectare | 9.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.63 tonnes per hectare | 10.48 tonnes per hectare | 12.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.04 tonnes per hectare | 10.87 tonnes per hectare | 12.17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.14 tonnes per hectare | 12.1 tonnes per hectare | 12.17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.12 tonnes per hectare | 12.11 tonnes per hectare | 12.14 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 17 Sao Tome and Principe 12.86 tonnes per hectare compare
- 18 Congo 12.47 tonnes per hectare compare
- 19 Papua New Guinea 12.46 tonnes per hectare compare
- 21 Madagascar 11.59 tonnes per hectare compare
- 22 Venezuela 11.28 tonnes per hectare compare
- 23 Senegal 10.91 tonnes per hectare 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 fruit yields in Angola?
- Oil palm fruit yields in Angola was 12.11 tonnes per hectare in 2024, 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 fruit yields recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 12.17 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- What is the lowest oil palm fruit yields recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.44 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
- How does Angola rank for oil palm fruit yields?
- Angola ranks 20th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil palm fruit yields rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 fruit yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.