What is the difference in tree cover loss between Angola and Zambia?

100,679 hectares, with Angola ahead.

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

25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA), published as Tree Cover Loss (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Angola vs Zambia: Tree Cover Loss

Angola

377,712 hectares

in 2025

Zambia

277,033 hectares

in 2025

Angola rank

10th

Zambia rank

12th

Tree Cover Loss over time

Angola
Zambia

How they compare

Angola currently reports 377,712 hectares against 277,033 hectares in Zambia, a difference of 100,679 hectares.

That makes Angola's figure about 1.4 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 10th and Zambia ranks 12th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	96,787 hectares	53,605 hectares	43,182 hectares	Angola
2010s	199,437 hectares	122,037 hectares	77,400 hectares	Angola
2020s	290,414 hectares	206,664 hectares	83,750 hectares	Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss, Angola or Zambia?: Angola, at 377,712 hectares against 277,033 hectares in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in tree cover loss between Angola and Zambia?: 100,679 hectares, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Zambia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
How do Angola and Zambia rank globally for tree cover loss?: Angola ranks 10th and Zambia ranks 12th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA), published as Tree Cover Loss (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Tree Cover Loss (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 4,725 data points, 2001–2025
Last refreshed: 24 August 2026

Shows year-by-year tree cover loss, defined as stand level replacement of vegetation greater than 5 meters, within the selected area. The tree cover loss data set is a collaboration of the University of Maryland, Google, USGS, and NASA, and uses Landsat satellite images to map annual tree cover loss at a 30 × 30 meter resolution. Note that “tree cover loss” is not the same as “deforestation” – tree cover loss includes change in both natural and planted forest, and does not need to be human caused. The data from 2011 onward were produced with an updated methodology that may capture additional loss. Comparisons between the original 2001-2010 data and future years should be performed with caution.