Angola vs Middle Africa: Naturally regenerating forest β€” Area

Angola
63,207 1000 ha
in 2025
Middle Africa
317,657 1000 ha
in 2025
Angola rank
13th
Middle Africa rank
14th

Naturally regenerating forest β€” Area over time

  • Angola
  • Middle Africa
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How they compare

Middle Africa currently reports 317,657 1000 ha against 63,207 1000 ha in Angola, a difference of 254,450 1000 ha.

That makes Middle Africa's figure about 5.0 times Angola's.

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

Angola ranks 13th and Middle Africa ranks 14th of 222 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Middle Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 76,744 1000 ha 357,605 1000 ha 280,862 1000 ha Middle Africa
2000s 73,636 1000 ha 345,742 1000 ha 272,106 1000 ha Middle Africa
2010s 68,555 1000 ha 330,646 1000 ha 262,091 1000 ha Middle Africa
2020s 64,481 1000 ha 320,414 1000 ha 255,933 1000 ha Middle Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest β€” area, Angola or Middle Africa?
Middle Africa, at 317,657 1000 ha against 63,207 1000 ha in Angola as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest β€” area between Angola and Middle Africa?
254,450 1000 ha, with Middle Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Middle Africa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Angola and Middle Africa rank globally for naturally regenerating forest β€” area?
Angola ranks 13th and Middle Africa ranks 14th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest β€” Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest β€” Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.