Forest land — Area in Angola
Angola: Forest land — Area was 63,262 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Angola, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Angola recorded 63,262 1000 ha for forest land — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Angola peaked at 77,533 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 63,262 1000 ha, in 2025.
Angola ranks 16th of 249 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Angola, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 77,533 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 77,381 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 77,229 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 77,077 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 76,925 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 76,773 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 76,621 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 76,469 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 76,317 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 76,165 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 76,013 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 75,503 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 74,993 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 74,483 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 73,973 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 73,463 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 72,953 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 72,443 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 71,933 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 71,423 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 70,913 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 70,403 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 69,893 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 69,383 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 68,873 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 68,363 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 67,853 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 67,343 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 66,832 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 66,322 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 65,812 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 65,302 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 64,792 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 64,282 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 63,772 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 63,262 1000 ha | -0.8% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 63,262 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,483 1000 ha, 18.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Angola's 63,262 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,914 1000 ha, 16.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76,849 1000 ha | 76,165 1000 ha | 77,533 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 73,718 1000 ha | 71,423 1000 ha | 76,013 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 68,618 1000 ha | 66,322 1000 ha | 70,913 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,537 1000 ha | 63,262 1000 ha | 65,812 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More environment data for Angola
- 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.8333 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Angola?
- Forest land — area in Angola was 63,262 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 77,533 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 63,262 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Angola rank for forest land — area?
- Angola ranks 16th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.