Share global forest in Angola
Angola: Share global forest was 1.53 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.53
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
12th
of 235 countries
All-time high
1.79
in 2000
All-time low
1.53
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Angola, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share global forest in Angola stood at 1.53. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Angola peaked at 1.79 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.53, in 2025.
Angola ranks 12th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.79 | — |
| 1991 | 1.79 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.79 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.79 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.79 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.79 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.79 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.79 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.79 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.79 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.79 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.78 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.77 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.76 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.75 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.74 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.73 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.72 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.71 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.7 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.69 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.68 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.67 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.66 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.65 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.63 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.62 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.61 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.6 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.59 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.58 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.57 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.56 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.55 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.54 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 1.53 | -0.7% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 1.53 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0941, 16.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 1.53 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1056, 14.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.79 | 1.79 | 1.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.75 | 1.7 | 1.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 | 1.59 | 1.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 | 1.53 | 1.58 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More environment data for Angola
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0467 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 1.03 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 32.3 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Angola?
- Share global forest in Angola was 1.53 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.53 in 2025.
- How does Angola rank for share global forest?
- Angola ranks 12th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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