Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Angola
Angola: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 55,640 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Angola, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Angola stood at 55,640 hectares. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Angola peaked at 115,380 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 55,640 hectares, in 2025.
Angola ranks 117th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 105,597 hectares | 95,814 hectares | 115,380 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 82,354 hectares | 71,068 hectares | 93,640 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 62,216 hectares | 58,340 hectares | 68,560 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,765 hectares | 55,640 hectares | 57,890 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Angola?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Angola was 55,640 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 115,380 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,640 hectares in 2025.
- How does Angola rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Angola ranks 117th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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