Angola — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Angola, 1990–2024.
Forest area for Angola was 51.15% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 62.19% in 1990. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.57% per year.
Angola ranks 54 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 25%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 22.46%, so Angola sits above it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 18% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 7%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 11 of 48 economies; Tanzania (49.63%) is just below it. That is 4% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 36th of 178 in 1990 → 37th of 207 in 2000 → 41st of 209 in 2010 → 52nd of 214 in 2020 → 54th of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 51.15% | -0.4 pp |
| 2023 | 51.56% | -0.4 pp |
| 2022 | 51.97% | -0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 52.38% | -0.4 pp |
| 2020 | 52.79% | -0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 53.2% | -0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 53.61% | -0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 54.02% | -0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 54.43% | -0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 54.83% | -0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 55.24% | -0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 55.65% | -0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 56.06% | -0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 56.47% | -0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 56.88% | -0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 57.29% | -0.4 pp |
| 2008 | 57.7% | -0.4 pp |
| 2007 | 58.11% | -0.4 pp |
| 2006 | 58.52% | -0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 58.93% | -0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 59.34% | -0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 59.74% | -0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 60.15% | -0.4 pp |
| 2001 | 60.56% | -0.4 pp |
| 2000 | 60.97% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 61.09% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 61.22% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 61.34% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 61.46% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 61.58% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 61.7% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 61.83% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 61.95% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 62.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 62.19% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Angola’s Forest area in 1991?
62.07% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Angola’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -17.7% in total — about 0.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 51.15%; 2023: 51.56%; 2022: 51.97%; 2021: 52.38%; 2020: 52.79%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.