Land use hidden — Forest in Angola
Angola: Land use hidden — Forest was 649,422 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Forest in Angola, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Angola recorded 649,422 Square kilometres for land use hidden — forest in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Angola peaked at 792,628 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 649,422 Square kilometres, in 2023.
Angola ranks 12th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in Angola, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 792,628 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 791,074 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 789,519 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 787,965 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 786,411 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 784,857 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 783,303 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 781,749 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 780,194 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 778,640 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 777,086 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 771,536 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 765,985 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 760,434 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 754,884 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 749,333 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 743,782 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 738,232 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 732,681 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 727,131 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 721,580 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 716,029 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 710,479 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 704,928 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 699,378 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 693,827 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 688,276 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 682,726 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 677,175 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 671,624 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 666,074 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 660,523 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 654,972 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 649,422 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 649,422 Square kilometres is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57,738 Square kilometres, 11.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Angola's 649,422 Square kilometres is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60,677 Square kilometres, 10.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 785,634 Square kilometres | 778,640 Square kilometres | 792,628 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 752,108 Square kilometres | 727,131 Square kilometres | 777,086 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 696,602 Square kilometres | 671,624 Square kilometres | 721,580 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 657,748 Square kilometres | 649,422 Square kilometres | 666,074 Square kilometres | 4 |
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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 land use hidden — forest in Angola?
- Land use hidden — forest in Angola was 649,422 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 792,628 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 649,422 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Angola rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Angola ranks 12th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata