Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Angola
Angola: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0487 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Angola, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Angola stood at 0.0487 ha per person.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and down 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Angola peaked at 0.1929 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0426 ha per person, in 2023.
Angola ranks 5th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Angola, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1929 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1865 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1805 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1749 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1693 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1637 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0942 ha per person | -42.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0812 ha per person | -13.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1059 ha per person | +30.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0955 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0666 ha per person | -30.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1293 ha per person | +94.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1192 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1254 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1377 ha per person | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1408 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1121 ha per person | -20.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1081 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1159 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1293 ha per person | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1366 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1223 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1226 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1056 ha per person | -13.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0982 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0954 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0806 ha per person | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 0.101 ha per person | +25.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0609 ha per person | -39.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0843 ha per person | +38.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0659 ha per person | -21.8% |
| 2021 | 0.06 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0453 ha per person | -24.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0426 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0487 ha per person | +14.3% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 0.0487 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 229.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Angola's 0.0487 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 179.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita 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 | +94.2% | 0.0666 ha per person | 0.1293 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1445 ha per person | 0.0812 ha per person | 0.1929 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1184 ha per person | 0.0666 ha per person | 0.1408 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1008 ha per person | 0.0609 ha per person | 0.1366 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0525 ha per person | 0.0426 ha per person | 0.0659 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
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, per capita in Angola?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Angola was 0.0487 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1929 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0426 ha per person in 2023.
- How does Angola rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Angola ranks 5th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.