Angola vs Northern America: Primary Forest — Area

Angola
24,663 1000 ha
in 2025
Northern America
244,832 1000 ha
in 2025
Angola rank
9th
Northern America rank
7th

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Angola
  • Northern America
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k199020072025

How they compare

Northern America currently reports 244,832 1000 ha against 24,663 1000 ha in Angola, a difference of 220,169 1000 ha.

That makes Northern America's figure about 9.9 times Angola's.

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

Angola ranks 9th and Northern America ranks 7th of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Northern America Difference Ahead
1990s 29,958 1000 ha 222,708 1000 ha 192,750 1000 ha Northern America
2000s 28,739 1000 ha 216,781 1000 ha 188,042 1000 ha Northern America
2010s 26,750 1000 ha 204,399 1000 ha 177,649 1000 ha Northern America
2020s 25,160 1000 ha 207,735 1000 ha 182,575 1000 ha Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Angola or Northern America?
Northern America, at 244,832 1000 ha against 24,663 1000 ha in Angola as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Angola and Northern America?
220,169 1000 ha, with Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Northern America?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Angola and Northern America rank globally for primary forest — area?
Angola ranks 9th and Northern America ranks 7th of 169 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.