Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Angola
Angola: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was 32,316 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Angola, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2025, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Angola stood at 32,316 kt. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Angola peaked at 32,316 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9,632 kt, in 1990.
Angola ranks 16th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Angola, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,632 kt | — |
| 1991 | 9,632 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9,632 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9,632 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 9,632 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9,632 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 9,632 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 9,632 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 9,632 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9,632 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9,632 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 32,315 kt | +235.5% |
| 2002 | 32,315 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 32,315 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 32,315 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 32,315 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 32,315 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 32,315 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 32,315 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 32,315 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 32,315 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32,315 kt | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 32,315 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 32,315 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 32,315 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 32,315 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 32,315 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32,315 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 32,315 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 32,315 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 32,315 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 32,316 kt | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 32,316 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 32,316 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 32,316 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 32,316 kt | +0.0% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 32,316 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 331.78 kt, 97.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Angola's 32,316 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,825 kt, 11.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,632 kt | 9,632 kt | 9,632 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,047 kt | 9,632 kt | 32,315 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,315 kt | 32,315 kt | 32,315 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,315 kt | 32,315 kt | 32,316 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 13 Mozambique 43,452 kt compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 233.81 kt compare
- 14 Paraguay 36,769 kt compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 140.98 kt compare
- 15 Madagascar 32,618 kt compare
- 15 Polynesia 80.11 kt compare
- 16 Wallis and Futuna Islands 1.43 kt compare
- 17 Central African Republic 25,014 kt compare
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 33,005 kt compare
- 17 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.606 kt compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kt compare
- 18 Romania 24,017 kt compare
- 18 Syrian Arab Republic 0 kt
- 18 Türkiye 0 kt
- 18 Micronesia 0 kt compare
- 19 Liberia 22,832 kt 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 net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Angola?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Angola was 32,316 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 32,316 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,632 kt in 1990.
- How does Angola rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Angola ranks 16th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).