15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land in Angola
Angola: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land was 154,143 km2 in 2021. ▬ Flat
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land in Angola, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land in Angola is 154,143 km2, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land in Angola peaked at 156,727 km2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 154,143 km2, in 2021.
That places Angola 13th out of 145 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land in Angola, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 156,727 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 156,153 km2 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 155,642 km2 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 154,939 km2 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 154,461 km2 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 154,143 km2 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 156,440 km2 | 156,153 km2 | 156,727 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 155,014 km2 | 154,461 km2 | 155,642 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 154,143 km2 | 154,143 km2 | 154,143 km2 | 1 |
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More environment data for Angola
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.076 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.971 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0.0016 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate -89.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land in Angola?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land in Angola was 154,143 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 156,727 km2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 154,143 km2 in 2021.
- How does Angola rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land?
- Angola ranks 13th out of 145 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land Cover: MGCI — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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