Angola vs Eastern Africa: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Angola
63,207 1000 ha
in 2025
Eastern Africa
189,589 1000 ha
in 2025
Angola rank
15th
Eastern Africa rank
17th

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Angola
  • Eastern Africa
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k199020072025

How they compare

Eastern Africa currently reports 189,589 1000 ha against 63,207 1000 ha in Angola, a difference of 126,382 1000 ha.

That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 3.0 times Angola's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Eastern Africa has been ahead every year.

Angola ranks 15th and Eastern Africa ranks 17th of 240 countries.

Eastern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Eastern Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 76,744 1000 ha 220,785 1000 ha 144,042 1000 ha Eastern Africa
2000s 73,636 1000 ha 208,771 1000 ha 135,135 1000 ha Eastern Africa
2010s 68,555 1000 ha 200,985 1000 ha 132,429 1000 ha Eastern Africa
2020s 64,481 1000 ha 192,386 1000 ha 127,905 1000 ha Eastern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Angola or Eastern Africa?
Eastern Africa, at 189,589 1000 ha against 63,207 1000 ha in Angola as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Angola and Eastern Africa?
126,382 1000 ha, with Eastern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Eastern Africa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Angola and Eastern Africa rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Angola ranks 15th and Eastern Africa ranks 17th of 240 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,468 data points, 1990–2025
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.