Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Angola
Angola: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 31.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Angola, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Angola is 31.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Angola peaked at 31.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2000.
That places Angola 170th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.0% | — |
| 2001 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 31.3% | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 31.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.6%, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 31.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.5%, 56% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 27.0% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 31.3% | 31.3% | 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Angola?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Angola was 31.3% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2000.
- How does Angola rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Angola ranks 170th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).