Primary Forest — Area in Angola
Angola: Primary Forest — Area was 24,663 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary Forest — Area in Angola, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, primary forest — area in Angola stood at 24,663 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Angola peaked at 30,224 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 24,663 1000 ha, in 2025.
Angola ranks 9th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29,958 1000 ha | 29,692 1000 ha | 30,224 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,739 1000 ha | 27,844 1000 ha | 29,633 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,750 1000 ha | 25,856 1000 ha | 27,645 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,160 1000 ha | 24,663 1000 ha | 25,657 1000 ha | 6 |
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More environment data for Angola
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.74 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 85.53 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 32.37 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 89.13 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 40,361 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.79 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 357.07 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 10.09 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,567 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.13 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest — area in Angola?
- Primary forest — area in Angola was 24,663 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 30,224 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,663 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Angola rank for primary forest — area?
- Angola ranks 9th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary 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 Primary 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.