Forestland — Area, per capita in Angola
Angola: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0016 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Angola, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Angola recorded 0.0016 1000 ha per person for forestland — area, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Angola peaked at 0.0067 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
Angola ranks 28th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Angola, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0067 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0062 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.006 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0058 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.005 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 0.0016 1000 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 8.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Angola's 0.0016 1000 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 5.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0057 1000 ha per person | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | 0.0067 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | 0.002 1000 ha per person | 0.003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | 0.002 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 25 New Zealand 0.0019 1000 ha per person compare
- 26 Latvia 0.0019 1000 ha per person compare
- 27 Estonia 0.0018 1000 ha per person compare
- 29 Montenegro 0.0013 1000 ha per person compare
- 30 Bahamas 0.0013 1000 ha per person compare
- 31 Equatorial Guinea 0.0012 1000 ha per person 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 forestland — area, per capita in Angola?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Angola was 0.0016 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0067 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Angola rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Angola ranks 28th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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 Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — 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
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.