Angola vs Brazil: Annual change in forest area
Angola
-510,030 hectares
in 2025
Brazil
-3.26 million hectares
in 2025
Angola rank
234th
Brazil rank
235th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Angola
- Brazil
How they compare
Angola currently reports -510,030 hectares against -3.26 million hectares in Brazil, a difference of 2.75 million hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Angola has been ahead every year.
Angola ranks 234th and Brazil ranks 235th of 235 countries.
Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -152,021 hectares | -5.77 million hectares | 5.62 million hectares | Angola |
| 2000s | -474,229 hectares | -3.78 million hectares | 3.31 million hectares | Angola |
| 2010s | -510,030 hectares | -2.37 million hectares | 1.86 million hectares | Angola |
| 2020s | -510,030 hectares | -3.15 million hectares | 2.64 million hectares | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Angola or Brazil?
- Angola, at -510,030 hectares against -3.26 million hectares in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Angola and Brazil?
- 2.75 million hectares, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Brazil?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Brazil rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Angola ranks 234th and Brazil ranks 235th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.