Share of forest area within protected areas in Angola
Angola: Share of forest area within protected areas was 10.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of forest area within protected areas in Angola, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of forest area within protected areas in Angola stood at 10.3%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Angola peaked at 10.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1990.
That places Angola 135th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.4% | — |
| 2000 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | +200.9% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -74.0% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | +284.0% |
| 2025 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 10.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.4%, 59% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Angola's 10.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.7%, 52% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.7% | 10.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 132 Burkina Faso 11.3% compare
- 133 Saint Martin (French Part) 11.3% compare
- 134 Botswana 10.9% compare
- 136 Montenegro 10.2% compare
- 137 Cyprus 10.1% compare
- 138 United States 10.0% compare
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 share of forest area within protected areas in Angola?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Angola was 10.3% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1990.
- How does Angola rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Angola ranks 135th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within protected areas rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).