Angola vs Tanzania: Annual change in forest area
Angola
-510,030 hectares
in 2025
Tanzania
-469,000 hectares
in 2025
Angola rank
234th
Tanzania rank
233rd
Annual change in forest area over time
- Angola
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports -469,000 hectares against -510,030 hectares in Angola, a difference of 41,030 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 234th and Tanzania ranks 233rd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -152,021 hectares | -403,000 hectares | 250,979 hectares | Angola |
| 2000s | -474,229 hectares | -403,000 hectares | 71,229 hectares | Tanzania |
| 2010s | -510,030 hectares | -429,400 hectares | 80,630 hectares | Tanzania |
| 2020s | -510,030 hectares | -469,000 hectares | 41,030 hectares | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Angola or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at -469,000 hectares against -510,030 hectares in Angola as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Angola and Tanzania?
- 41,030 hectares, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Tanzania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Tanzania rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Angola ranks 234th and Tanzania ranks 233rd 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.