Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported in Angola
Angola: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported was -510,030 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
-510,030 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
234th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-152,021 hectares
in 1991
All-time low
-510,031 hectares
in 2016
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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
In 2025, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Angola stood at -510,030 hectares.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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.
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported in Angola, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -152,021 hectares | — |
| 1992 | -152,021 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -152,021 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -152,021 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -152,021 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -152,021 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -152,021 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -152,021 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -152,021 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -152,021 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -510,030 hectares | +235.5% |
| 2002 | -510,030 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -510,030 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -510,030 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -510,030 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -510,030 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -510,030 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -510,030 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -510,030 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -510,030 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -510,030 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -510,030 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -510,030 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -510,030 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -510,030 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -510,031 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | -510,031 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -510,031 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -510,031 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -510,031 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -510,030 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -510,030 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -510,030 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -510,030 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -510,030 hectares | -0.0% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's -510,030 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -848 hectares, 601.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's -510,030 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -7,546 hectares, 67.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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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- 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, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Angola?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was -152,021 hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was -510,031 hectares in 2016.
- How does Angola rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Angola ranks 234th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. 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.