Geography of Angola - Land Use and Hazards

Land Use and Hazards

Natural resources: petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium

Land use:

  • arable land: 2.65%
  • permanent crops: 0.23%
  • other: 97.12% (2005)

Irrigated land: 800 km² (2003 est.)

Total renewable water resources: 184 km3 (44.1 cu mi) (1987)

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)

  • total: 0.35 km3 (0.084 cu mi)/yr (23%/17%/60%)
  • per capita: 22 m3 (29 cu yd)/yr (2000)

Natural hazards: locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on the plateau

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