Annual change in forest area in Angola
Angola: Annual change in forest area was -510,030 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual change in forest area in Angola, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area in Angola is -510,030 hectares, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Angola peaked at -152,021 hectares in 1991 and was at its lowest, -510,031 hectares, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -152,021 hectares | -152,021 hectares | -152,021 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -474,229 hectares | -510,030 hectares | -152,021 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -510,030 hectares | -510,031 hectares | -510,030 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -510,030 hectares | -510,031 hectares | -510,030 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Angola
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 69.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.85 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.77 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 21.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0059 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 34.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0048 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0542 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Angola?
- Annual change in forest area in Angola was -510,030 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was -152,021 hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was -510,031 hectares in 2016.
- How does Angola rank for annual change in forest area?
- Angola ranks 234th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.