Forest area in Angola
Angola: Forest area was 649,422 sq. km in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Angola, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
Angola recorded 649,422 sq. km for forest area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Angola peaked at 792,628 sq. km in 1990 and was at its lowest, 649,422 sq. km, in 2023.
Angola ranks 12th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area in Angola, year by year
| Year | sq. km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 792,628 sq. km | — |
| 1991 | 791,074 sq. km | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 789,519 sq. km | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 787,965 sq. km | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 786,411 sq. km | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 784,857 sq. km | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 783,303 sq. km | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 781,749 sq. km | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 780,194 sq. km | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 778,640 sq. km | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 777,086 sq. km | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 771,536 sq. km | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 765,985 sq. km | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 760,434 sq. km | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 754,884 sq. km | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 749,333 sq. km | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 743,782 sq. km | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 738,232 sq. km | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 732,681 sq. km | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 727,131 sq. km | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 721,580 sq. km | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 716,029 sq. km | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 710,479 sq. km | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 704,928 sq. km | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 699,378 sq. km | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 693,827 sq. km | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 688,276 sq. km | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 682,726 sq. km | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 677,175 sq. km | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 671,624 sq. km | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 666,074 sq. km | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 660,523 sq. km | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 654,972 sq. km | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 649,422 sq. km | -0.8% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 649,422 sq. km is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36,019 sq. km, 18.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 649,422 sq. km is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59,081 sq. km, 11.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 785,634 sq. km | 778,640 sq. km | 792,628 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 752,108 sq. km | 727,131 sq. km | 777,086 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 696,602 sq. km | 671,624 sq. km | 721,580 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 657,748 sq. km | 649,422 sq. km | 666,074 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More agriculture & rural data for Angola
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 38.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2524 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 789.91 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2141 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2854 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Angola?
- Forest area in Angola was 649,422 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 792,628 sq. km in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 649,422 sq. km in 2023.
- How does Angola rank for forest area?
- Angola ranks 12th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.