Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Angola
Angola: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 50.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Angola, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Angola is 50.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Angola peaked at 62.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 50.7%, in 2025.
Angola ranks 56th of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 62.2% | — |
| 2000 | 61.0% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 56.9% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 54.8% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 52.8% | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 50.7% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.2% | 62.2% | 62.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 61.0% | 61.0% | 61.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 54.8% | 56.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 51.8% | 50.7% | 52.8% | 2 |
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- 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)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0006 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -13.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Angola?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Angola was 50.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 62.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.7% in 2025.
- How does Angola rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Angola ranks 56th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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