Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Angola
Angola: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 63,207 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Angola, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — area in Angola is 63,207 1000 ha, measured 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, naturally regenerating forest — area in Angola peaked at 77,418 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 63,207 1000 ha, in 2025.
Angola ranks 15th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Angola, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 77,418 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 77,268 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 77,118 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 76,968 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 76,818 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 76,669 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 76,519 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 76,369 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 76,219 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 76,069 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 75,919 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 75,412 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 74,904 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 74,397 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 73,889 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 73,382 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 72,874 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 72,367 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 71,859 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 71,352 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 70,844 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 70,336 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 69,828 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 69,319 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 68,811 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 68,302 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 67,793 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 67,283 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 66,774 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 66,264 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 65,755 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 65,245 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 64,735 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 64,226 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 63,716 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 63,207 1000 ha | -0.8% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 63,207 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,066 1000 ha, 20.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Angola's 63,207 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,761 1000 ha, 16.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76,744 1000 ha | 76,069 1000 ha | 77,418 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 73,636 1000 ha | 71,352 1000 ha | 75,919 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 68,555 1000 ha | 66,264 1000 ha | 70,844 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,481 1000 ha | 63,207 1000 ha | 65,755 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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Angola?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Angola was 63,207 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 77,418 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 63,207 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Angola rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Angola ranks 15th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — 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 Naturally regenerating forest — 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.