What is the difference in forest area between Africa and Angola?

611.90 million hectares, with Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Angola?

22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Forest area (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Africa vs Angola: Forest area

Africa

670.25 million hectares

in 2011

Angola

58.36 million hectares

in 2011

Africa rank

1st

Angola rank

3rd

Forest area over time

Africa
Angola

How they compare

Africa currently reports 670.25 million hectares against 58.36 million hectares in Angola, a difference of 611.90 million hectares.

That makes Africa's figure about 11.5 times Angola's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 1st and Angola ranks 3rd of 6 groups.

Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Africa	Angola	Difference	Ahead
1990s	730.12 million hectares	60.41 million hectares	669.71 million hectares	Africa
2000s	692.38 million hectares	59.17 million hectares	633.21 million hectares	Africa
2010s	671.93 million hectares	58.42 million hectares	613.51 million hectares	Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Africa or Angola?: Africa, at 670.25 million hectares against 58.36 million hectares in Angola as of 2011.
What is the difference in forest area between Africa and Angola?: 611.90 million hectares, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Angola?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Africa and Angola rank globally for forest area?: Africa ranks 1st and Angola ranks 3rd of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Forest area (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 1,295 data points, 1990–2011
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.