Other forest — Burned Area in Angola
Angola: Other forest — Burned Area was 84,318 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other forest — Burned Area in Angola, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other forest — burned area in Angola is 84,318 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 91.8% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area in Angola peaked at 100,835 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12,256 ha, in 2000.
That places Angola 18th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other forest — Burned Area in Angola, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54,323 ha | — |
| 1991 | 54,323 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 54,323 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 54,323 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 54,323 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 54,323 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 39,137 ha | -28.0% |
| 1997 | 14,191 ha | -63.7% |
| 1998 | 27,133 ha | +91.2% |
| 1999 | 25,072 ha | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 12,256 ha | -51.1% |
| 2001 | 36,136 ha | +194.8% |
| 2002 | 63,459 ha | +75.6% |
| 2003 | 60,981 ha | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 71,184 ha | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 100,835 ha | +41.7% |
| 2006 | 69,204 ha | -31.4% |
| 2007 | 66,494 ha | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 53,900 ha | -18.9% |
| 2009 | 79,727 ha | +47.9% |
| 2010 | 48,629 ha | -39.0% |
| 2011 | 57,738 ha | +18.7% |
| 2012 | 62,272 ha | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 75,949 ha | +22.0% |
| 2014 | 60,722 ha | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 68,568 ha | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 49,753 ha | -27.4% |
| 2017 | 36,161 ha | -27.3% |
| 2018 | 31,089 ha | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 56,260 ha | +81.0% |
| 2020 | 74,010 ha | +31.5% |
| 2021 | 48,505 ha | -34.5% |
| 2022 | 57,722 ha | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 43,954 ha | -23.9% |
| 2024 | 84,318 ha | +91.8% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 84,318 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.75 ha, 1972.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43,147 ha | 14,191 ha | 54,323 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 61,418 ha | 12,256 ha | 100,835 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,714 ha | 31,089 ha | 75,949 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,702 ha | 43,954 ha | 84,318 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 15 Australia 121,693 ha compare
- 15 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 ha compare
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 ha
- 15 Republic of Moldova 0 ha compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 0 ha compare
- 15 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 ha
- 15 Micronesia 0 ha
- 15 Polynesia 0 ha
- 16 China 85,294 ha compare
- 16 China, mainland 85,294 ha compare
- 19 South Africa 68,340 ha compare
- 20 Madagascar 64,408 ha compare
- 21 Nepal 39,978 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 other forest — burned area in Angola?
- Other forest — burned area in Angola was 84,318 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other forest — burned area recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 100,835 ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,256 ha in 2000.
- How does Angola rank for other forest — burned area?
- Angola ranks 18th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other forest — burned area rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. 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 Other forest — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.