Africa vs Angola: Primary Forest — Area

Africa
163,436 1000 ha
in 2025
Angola
24,663 1000 ha
in 2025
Africa rank
9th
Angola rank
9th

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Africa
  • Angola
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199020072025

How they compare

Africa currently reports 163,436 1000 ha against 24,663 1000 ha in Angola, a difference of 138,773 1000 ha.

That makes Africa's figure about 6.6 times Angola's.

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

Africa ranks 9th and Angola ranks 9th of 35 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Angola Difference Ahead
1990s 187,978 1000 ha 29,958 1000 ha 158,020 1000 ha Africa
2000s 179,764 1000 ha 28,739 1000 ha 151,025 1000 ha Africa
2010s 170,117 1000 ha 26,750 1000 ha 143,366 1000 ha Africa
2020s 164,786 1000 ha 25,160 1000 ha 139,626 1000 ha Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Africa or Angola?
Africa, at 163,436 1000 ha against 24,663 1000 ha in Angola as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Africa and Angola?
138,773 1000 ha, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Angola?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Africa and Angola rank globally for primary forest — area?
Africa ranks 9th and Angola ranks 9th of 35 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Primary Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
204 places, 7,156 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.