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Forest cover — Angola

Forest cover in Angola in 2023 — 52.09%. Ranked 48 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 11.49 pp.

2023 52.09% −0.45 pp vs 2022
World rank 48of 213
Period maximum 63.58%1990
Period minimum 52.09%2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Angola, 1990–2023505560651990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 63.58%1991: 63.45%1992: 63.33%1993: 63.2%1994: 63.08%1995: 62.95%1996: 62.83%1997: 62.71%1998: 62.58%1999: 62.46%2000: 62.33%2001: 61.89%2002: 61.44%2003: 61%2004: 60.55%2005: 60.11%2006: 59.66%2007: 59.21%2008: 58.77%2009: 58.32%2010: 57.88%2011: 57.43%2012: 56.99%2013: 56.54%2014: 56.1%2015: 55.65%2016: 55.21%2017: 54.76%2018: 54.32%2019: 53.87%2020: 53.43%2021: 52.98%2022: 52.54%2023: 52.09%
Change over the period: −11.49 pp Annual average: -0.35 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Angola

Angola 52.09%
World 31.1%
Sub-Saharan Africa 25.74%
Middle Africa computed 43.41%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 26.63%
Forest cover — Angola, by year Angola All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 52.09 −0.45 pp
2022 52.54 −0.45 pp
2021 52.98 −0.45 pp
2020 53.43 −0.45 pp
2019 53.87 −0.45 pp
2018 54.32 −0.45 pp
2017 54.76 −0.45 pp
2016 55.21 −0.45 pp
2015 55.65 −0.45 pp
2014 56.1 −0.45 pp
2013 56.54 −0.45 pp
2012 56.99 −0.45 pp
2011 57.43 −0.45 pp
2010 57.88 −0.45 pp
2009 58.32 −0.45 pp
2008 58.77 −0.45 pp
2007 59.21 −0.45 pp
2006 59.66 −0.45 pp
2005 60.11 −0.45 pp
2004 60.55 −0.45 pp
2003 61 −0.45 pp
2002 61.44 −0.45 pp
2001 61.89 −0.45 pp
2000 62.33 −0.12 pp
1999 62.46 −0.12 pp
1998 62.58 −0.12 pp
1997 62.71 −0.12 pp
1996 62.83 −0.12 pp
1995 62.95 −0.12 pp
1994 63.08 −0.12 pp
1993 63.2 −0.12 pp
1992 63.33 −0.12 pp
1991 63.45 −0.12 pp
1990 63.58 —

Middle Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GA Gabon 91.18 GQ Equatorial Guinea 86.39 CG Republic of the Congo 64.13 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 54.19 ST Sao Tome and Principe 52.13 AO Angola 52.09 CM Cameroon 42.67 CF Central African Republic 35.66 TD Chad 3.16
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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