Angola vs Australia and New Zealand: Primary Forest — Area

Angola
24,663 1000 ha
in 2025
Australia and New Zealand
17,092 1000 ha
in 2025
Angola rank
8th
Australia and New Zealand rank
10th

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Angola
  • Australia and New Zealand
010.0k20.0k30.0k199020072025

How they compare

Angola currently reports 24,663 1000 ha against 17,092 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 7,571 1000 ha.

That makes Angola's figure about 1.4 times Australia and New Zealand's.

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

Angola ranks 8th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 10th of 160 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Australia and New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 29,958 1000 ha 17,200 1000 ha 12,758 1000 ha Angola
2000s 28,739 1000 ha 17,228 1000 ha 11,511 1000 ha Angola
2010s 26,750 1000 ha 17,130 1000 ha 9,621 1000 ha Angola
2020s 25,160 1000 ha 17,091 1000 ha 8,069 1000 ha Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Angola or Australia and New Zealand?
Angola, at 24,663 1000 ha against 17,092 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Angola and Australia and New Zealand?
7,571 1000 ha, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Australia and New Zealand?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Angola and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for primary forest — area?
Angola ranks 8th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 10th of 160 countries.
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.