Sisal production in Angola
In 2024 Angola produced 543 t of sisal, the 13th largest in the world (0.23% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 6.9%. The record was 80,000 t in 1972. Area harvested: 523 ha, yield 1.0 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 543 t
- World rank
- 13 of 23
- 10-year change
- −6.9%
- Record
- 80,000 t
- 1972
Sisal in Angola, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Angola compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.23%
- 0.23% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 1.0
- world 0.9 (+22%)
- kg per person
- 0.01
- world 0.03
- 10-year change
- −6.9%
- world −9.6%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Ethiopia | 627 | 0.27% |
| 12 | Mozambique | 613 | 0.26% |
| 13 | Angola | 543 | 0.23% |
| 14 | Cuba | 462 | 0.20% |
| 15 | Jamaica | 440 | 0.19% |
Map of world production of sisal
Share of the world total; Angola is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 543 | 0.0% | 523 | 1.04 |
| 2023 | 543 | 0.0% | 520 | 1.04 |
| 2022 | 543 | +0.2% | 523 | 1.04 |
| 2021 | 542 | −1.6% | 526 | 1.03 |
| 2020 | 551 | −3.0% | 512 | 1.08 |
| 2019 | 568 | +4.6% | 530 | 1.07 |
| 2018 | 543 | −3.9% | 535 | 1.01 |
| 2017 | 565 | −5.2% | 518 | 1.09 |
| 2016 | 596 | +7.6% | 541 | 1.10 |
| 2015 | 554 | −5.0% | 548 | 1.01 |
| 2014 | 583 | −11% | 544 | 1.07 |
| 2013 | 652 | +4.8% | 580 | 1.12 |
| 2012 | 622 | +4.0% | 578 | 1.08 |
| 2011 | 598 | +11% | 578 | 1.03 |
| 2010 | 540 | +8.0% | 578 | 0.93 |
| 2009 | 500 | +11% | 496 | 1.01 |
| 2008 | 450 | +0.4% | 450 | 1.00 |
| 2007 | 448 | +0.2% | 450 | 1.00 |
| 2006 | 447 | −4.7% | 450 | 0.99 |
| 2005 | 469 | −4.1% | 450 | 1.04 |
| 2004 | 489 | −1.2% | 464 | 1.05 |
| 2003 | 495 | +2.1% | 469 | 1.06 |
| 2002 | 485 | −1.8% | 450 | 1.08 |
| 2001 | 494 | −3.5% | 450 | 1.10 |
| 2000 | 512 | +2.4% | 457 | 1.12 |
| 1999 | 500 | −23% | 450 | 1.11 |
| 1998 | 650 | +8.3% | 554 | 1.17 |
| 1997 | 600 | +9.1% | 500 | 1.20 |
| 1996 | 550 | +11% | 450 | 1.22 |
| 1995 | 494 | −1.0% | 400 | 1.24 |
| 1994 | 499 | −0.2% | 400 | 1.25 |
| 1993 | 500 | 0.0% | 400 | 1.25 |
| 1992 | 500 | −50% | 400 | 1.25 |
| 1991 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 700 | 1.43 |
| 1990 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 775 | 1.29 |
| 1989 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 700 | 1.43 |
| 1988 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 700 | 1.43 |
| 1987 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 700 | 1.43 |
| 1986 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 700 | 1.43 |
| 1985 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 700 | 1.43 |
| 1984 | 1,000 | −67% | 700 | 1.43 |
| 1983 | 3,000 | −50% | 2,000 | 1.50 |
| 1982 | 6,000 | +50% | 4,000 | 1.50 |
| 1981 | 4,000 | −20% | 3,000 | 1.33 |
| 1980 | 5,000 | −62% | 3,500 | 1.43 |
| 1979 | 13,000 | −35% | 9,000 | 1.44 |
| 1978 | 20,000 | 0.0% | 14,000 | 1.43 |
| 1977 | 20,000 | −20% | 14,000 | 1.43 |
| 1976 | 25,000 | −38% | 20,000 | 1.25 |
| 1975 | 40,000 | −43% | 30,000 | 1.33 |
| 1974 | 70,000 | +13% | 50,000 | 1.40 |
| 1973 | 62,000 | −23% | 40,000 | 1.55 |
| 1972 | 80,000 | +23% | 60,000 | 1.33 |
| 1971 | 65,100 | +5.5% | 50,000 | 1.30 |
| 1970 | 61,700 | −7.6% | 50,000 | 1.23 |
| 1969 | 66,800 | +1.2% | 50,000 | 1.34 |
| 1968 | 66,000 | +10% | 50,000 | 1.32 |
| 1967 | 59,893 | −11% | 50,000 | 1.20 |
| 1966 | 67,670 | −2.8% | 50,000 | 1.35 |
| 1965 | 69,589 | +2.3% | 50,000 | 1.39 |
| 1964 | 68,000 | +7.9% | 50,000 | 1.36 |
| 1963 | 63,000 | −10.0% | 50,000 | 1.26 |
| 1962 | 70,000 | +19% | 50,000 | 1.40 |
| 1961 | 58,800 | — | 50,000 | 1.18 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sisal in Angola?
Angola produced 543 t in 2024, 0.23% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Angola rank in the world for production of sisal?
Angola ranked 13th of 23 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Brazil with 39.9% of the world total.
How has the production of sisal in Angola changed?
It fell by 6.9% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −9.6% for the world. The record was 80,000 t in 1972.
What is the yield of sisal in Angola?
1.0 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (543 t from 523 ha), against a world average of 0.9 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Angola is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.