Republic of Angola | World Food Programme

Located in southwestern Africa, Angola is a lower-middle-income, food-deficit country with a young and rapidly expanding population. More than half of the population live on less than US$3.65 per day. Despite progress in some sectors, Angola ranks 148th out of 193 on the 2025 Human Development Index, highlighting persistent challenges in education, health, and income inequality.  

Angola is facing significant economic and climate shocks, threatening both economic growth and food security, with rural communities being the most affected. The country is grappling with a prolonged drought, exacerbated by the El Niño event. This has resulted in below-average harvests, loss of income and assets, and water scarcity.  An estimated 2.2 million people are in need of assistance, including 1.8 million who are food insecure and 1.3 million who require nutrition support.  

Chronic malnutrition (stunting) affects 40 percent of children aged 6-59 months, while wasting (low height for weight) is at 5 percent. Malnutrition is driven by multiple factors, including limited access to nutritious foods, unsafe  drinking water, poor sanitation  and  hygiene, inadequate infant and child feeding practices, and lack of access to essential services, underscored by poverty.

Harnessing our expertise in emergency response, capacity strengthening and service provision, the World Food Programme (WFP) works with the Government of the Republic of Angola and a broad range of partners to support national development priorities, accelerating progress toward Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically Goal 2 (Zero Hunger) and Goal 17 (Partnerships for the Goals).