Annual change forest area in Angola
Angola: Annual change forest area was -510,030 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
-510,030
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
234th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-152,021
in 1991
All-time low
-510,031
in 2016
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Angola, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change forest area in Angola is -510,030, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change forest area in Angola peaked at -152,021 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -510,031, in 2016.
Angola ranks 234th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Annual change forest area in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -152,021 | — |
| 1992 | -152,021 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -152,021 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -152,021 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -152,021 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -152,021 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -152,021 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -152,021 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -152,021 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -152,021 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -510,030 | +235.5% |
| 2002 | -510,030 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -510,030 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -510,030 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -510,030 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -510,030 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -510,030 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -510,030 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -510,030 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -510,030 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -510,030 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -510,030 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -510,030 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -510,030 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -510,030 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -510,031 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | -510,031 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -510,031 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -510,031 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -510,031 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -510,030 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -510,030 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -510,030 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -510,030 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -510,030 | -0.0% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's -510,030 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -848, 601.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's -510,030 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -7,546, 67.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -152,021 | -152,021 | -152,021 | 9 |
| 2000s | -474,229 | -510,030 | -152,021 | 10 |
| 2010s | -510,030 | -510,031 | -510,030 | 10 |
| 2020s | -510,030 | -510,031 | -510,030 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More environment data for Angola
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0467 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 1.03 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 32.3 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Angola?
- Annual change forest area in Angola was -510,030 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was -152,021 in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was -510,031 in 2016.
- How does Angola rank for annual change forest area?
- Angola ranks 234th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change forest area rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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