Forest fires — Burned Area in Angola
Angola: Forest fires — Burned Area was 1.85 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burned Area in Angola, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Angola recorded 1.85 million ha for forest fires — burned area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.9% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area in Angola peaked at 3.18 million ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.08 million ha, in 2000.
Angola ranks 5th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burned Area in Angola, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.24 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 2.24 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.24 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.24 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.24 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.24 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.33 million ha | -40.5% |
| 1997 | 1.19 million ha | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 1.61 million ha | +34.8% |
| 1999 | 1.50 million ha | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 1.08 million ha | -27.9% |
| 2001 | 2.17 million ha | +100.8% |
| 2002 | 2.07 million ha | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 2.25 million ha | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 2.56 million ha | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 2.72 million ha | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 2.24 million ha | -17.5% |
| 2007 | 2.25 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.50 million ha | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 2.90 million ha | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 3.18 million ha | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 2.96 million ha | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 3.09 million ha | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 2.76 million ha | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 2.67 million ha | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 2.69 million ha | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.35 million ha | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 3.05 million ha | +29.8% |
| 2018 | 1.91 million ha | -37.6% |
| 2019 | 2.73 million ha | +43.2% |
| 2020 | 2.20 million ha | -19.3% |
| 2021 | 2.07 million ha | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 1.61 million ha | -22.1% |
| 2023 | 1.57 million ha | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 1.85 million ha | +17.9% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 1.85 million ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,929 ha, 956.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Angola's 1.85 million ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,274 ha, 563.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area in Angola changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +100.8% | 1.08 million ha | 2.17 million ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.91 million ha | 1.19 million ha | 2.24 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.27 million ha | 1.08 million ha | 2.90 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.74 million ha | 1.91 million ha | 3.18 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 million ha | 1.57 million ha | 2.20 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 2 Zambia 2.93 million ha compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 5.92 million ha compare
- 3 Central African Republic 2.42 million ha compare
- 4 Mozambique 2.26 million ha compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.50 million ha compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 481,396 ha compare
- 6 OECD 1.77 million ha compare
- 7 Myanmar 1.29 million ha compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 414,900 ha compare
- 8 Russian Federation 723,318 ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 316,286 ha compare
More climate change data for Angola
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 42.42 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,873 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,998 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,875 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 316.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 694.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 496.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 198.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.87 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area in Angola?
- Forest fires — burned area in Angola was 1.85 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 3.18 million ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 million ha in 2000.
- How does Angola rank for forest fires — burned area?
- Angola ranks 5th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.