Deforestation statistics for Angola

Angola: Demographic data

Population (2022) 32,866,272
Annual population growth rate (2022) 3.30%
Population density (people/sq km) 26
Net migration 6,413
Fertility rate 5.6
Median age 17
Urban population share 67%


Angola: Land cover and land use change data
Land area (sq km):1,246,700
Tree cover(30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha):55,292,449
Tree cover extent as % of land area:44.40%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha):3,113,737
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover:5.60%
Tropical primary forest
Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha):2,457,476
Primary forest extent as % of land area:2.00%
Primary forest extent as % of 2000 tree cover:4.40%

Primary forest loss from 2002-20 (ha):129,440
Primary forest loss from 2002-20 as % of 2001 primary forest cover:5.30%

Primary forest extent in 2020 (ha):2,328,036
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of land area:1.90%
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of 2000 tree cover area:4%


Angola: Annual forest and tree cover data



Angola: Tropical primary forest loss by year All figures in hectares
Year: Hectares
2002:3,500
2003:2,964
2004:2,355
2005:3,110
2006:1,401
2007:8,060
2008:2,699
2009:5,343
2010:5,226
2011:4,259
2012:5,595
2013:9,264
2014:10,993
2015:9,000
2016:12,048
2017:11,180
2018:13,520
2019:10,005
2020:8,918


Angola: Tree cover loss by year 30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
Year: Hectares
2001:101,221
2002:61,034
2003:52,462
2004:71,274
2005:93,435
2006:76,940
2007:145,287
2008:103,582
2009:165,948
2010:159,806
2011:182,928
2012:180,755
2013:168,841
2014:212,662
2015:161,719
2016:229,710
2017:280,456
2018:242,552
2019:175,098
2020:248,028




Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)

Sub-national admin area 1 Tree cover extent
(2001)
ha		 Tree cover loss
(2001-05)
ha		 Tree cover loss
(2006-10)
ha		 Tree cover loss
(2011-15)
ha		 Tree cover loss
(2016-20)
ha		 Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
ha		 Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
%
Bengo 1,962,854 33,657 31,592 32,095 33,499 130,843 6.7%
Huíla 970,988 17,249 46,253 50,698 85,221 199,420 20.5%
Luanda 14,360 185 104 136 26 451 3.1%
Lunda Norte 8,456,269 37,472 60,077 44,778 55,609 197,936 2.3%
Lunda Sul 5,461,504 21,714 39,789 31,335 45,800 138,638 2.5%
Malanje 6,261,624 28,755 48,243 95,997 92,050 265,046 4.2%
Moxico 11,053,270 52,516 109,347 92,873 143,005 397,740 3.6%
Namibe 99,461 417 381 1053年 944 2,794 2.8%
Uíge 5,076,210 39,434 45,261 111,873 211,432 408,000 8.0%
Zaire 2,158,254 10,077 14,817 24,650 19,572 69,117 3.2%
Benguela 976,471 10,340 18,685 56,275 40,586 125,887 12.9%
Bié 3,802,296 35,920 89,156 136,030 172,630 433,735 11.4%
Cabinda 598,600 5,703 7,001 22,712 21,770 57,186 9.6%
Cuando Cubango 2,369,810 26,074 32岁,038 39,482 53,161 150,754 6.4%
Cuanza Norte 1,734,721 19,836 18,443 36,559 38,519 113,356 6.5%
Cuanza Sul 3,647,758 28,672 57,392 95,694 101,005 282,763 7.8%
Cunene 33087年 3,616 2,207 389 389 6,601 19.9%
Huambo 614,956 7,788 30,779 34,276 60,629 133,472 21.7%




Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1 Admin area 2 Tree cover extent
(2000)
ha		 Tree cover loss
(2001-05)
ha		 Tree cover loss
(2006-10)
ha		 Tree cover loss
(2011-15)
ha		 Tree cover loss
(2016-20)
ha		 Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
ha		 Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
%
Bengo Ambriz 1,553 4 12 4 2 23 1.5%
Bengo Dande 103,777 395 1,052 1,615 1,874 4,936 4.8%
Bengo Icolo e Bengo 1,152 9 38 44 21 113 9.8%
Bengo Muxima 12,846 170 352 284 197 1,002 7.8%
Bengo Nambuangongo 238,396 1,852 3,273 2,737 3,546 11,409 4.8%
Luanda Samba 18 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Luanda Viana 2,235 1 4 20 4 30 1.3%
Lunda Norte Cambulo 12,098 12 18 15 151 196 1.6%
Lunda Norte Caungula 12,797 2 12 124 55 193 1.5%
Lunda Norte Chitato 14,322 10 35 62 512 620 4.3%
Lunda Norte Cuilo 38,589 4 20 71 39 134 0.3%
Lunda Norte Lubalo 5,238 3 7 7 9 26 0.5%
Lunda Norte Lucapa 33,100 20 66 100 313 499 1.5%
Lunda Sul Dala 1,642 11 51 25 28 115 7.0%
Lunda Sul Muconda 34,695 111 263 296 719 1,390 4.0%
Lunda Sul Saurimo 14,166 14 54 45 141 253 1.8%
Malanje Cacuzo 99 0 0 0 0 0 0.3%
Malanje Marimba 281 0 1 3 1 5 1.9%
Malanje Massango 60,827 187 306 1,172 2,304 3,968 6.5%
Malanje Calandula 6,275 48 171 198 415 832 13.3%
Malanje Cangandala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Malanje Caombo 41 0 0 0 10 11 26.2%
Malanje Luquembo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Moxico Alto Zambeze 105,136 124 824 1,011 1,208 3,167 3.0%
Moxico Camanongue 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Moxico Cameia 44 0 0 0 2 3 6.1%
Moxico Luau 3,634 91 182 357 576 1,206 33.2%
Moxico Lucano 548 3 3 2 0 9 1.6%
Namibe Tombwa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Uíge Alto Cauale 21,749 249 344 1,022 2,364 3,979 18.3%
Uíge Negage 7,999 23 75 90 216 404 5.1%
Uíge Puri 4,559 3 7 35 138 184 4.0%
Uíge Quimbele 114,981 1,172 1,703 2,654 4,929 10,459 9.1%
Uíge Quitexe 144,298 796 1,836 2,675 5,188 10,495 7.3%
Uíge Sanza Pombo 24,719 97 205 604 1,367 2,273 9.2%
Uíge Songo 37,961 458 532 1,047 1,068 3107年 8.2%
Uíge Uíge 12,052 34 197 560 869 1,659 13.8%
Uíge Ambuila 152,320 616 1,001 1,680 2,659 5,957 3.9%
Uíge Bembe 40,904 52 90 98 85 325 0.8%
Uíge Buengas 28733年 166 228 482 877 1,753 6.1%
Uíge Bungo 823 4 9 25 28 65 7.9%
Uíge Damba 20,764 226 292 351 544 1,413 6.8%
Uíge Maquela do Zombo 35,338 300 596 515 1,177 2,587 7.3%
Uíge Milunga 116,225 865 1,362 2,490 5,207 9,925 8.5%
Uíge Mucaba 14,497 187 167 320 447 1,121 7.7%
Zaire Cuimba 30,786 245 197 135 225 803 2.6%
Zaire M'Banza Congo 55,962 99 153 420 499 1,171 2.1%
Zaire N'Zeto 50,734 105 167 104 66 442 0.9%
Zaire Noqui 3,497 9 11 25 6 52 1.5%
Zaire Soyo 6,602 7 55 193 26 281 4.3%
Zaire Tomboco 42,745 196 202 308 575 1,282 3.0%
Benguela Benguela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Benguela Lobito 896 1 16 30 21 67 7.5%
Cabinda Belize 102,981 85 212 810 852 1,959 1.9%
Cabinda Buco Zau 137,535 241 494 2,349 1,749 4,834 3.5%
Cabinda Cabinda 69,461 603 1,130 4,173 4,395 10,301 14.8%
Cabinda Landana 58,580 472 687 1,384 1,198 3,741 6.4%
Cuando Cubango Cuangar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Cuando Cubango Menongue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Cuando Cubango Rivungo 17 0 0 4 5 9 53.2%
Cuanza Norte Ambaca 14,085 50 62 111 277 500 3.6%
Cuanza Norte Ngonguembo 16,187 39 90 122 152 403 2.5%
Cuanza Norte Pango Aluquém 81,072 233 528 1,276 1,074 3,110 3.8%
Cuanza Norte Quiculungo 4,972 10 130 89 193 421 8.5%
Cuanza Norte Samba Cajú 9,698 13 75 29 65 181 1.9%
Cuanza Norte Banga 26,116 27 112 150 248 538 2.1%
Cuanza Norte Bolongongo 48,070 203 633 685 1,035 2,556 5.3%
Cuanza Norte Bula Atumba 41,707 188 289 515 659 1,651 4.0%
Cuanza Norte Cambambe 11,039 41 148 450 191 831 7.5%
Cuanza Norte Cazengo 26,208 111 288 497 620 1,516 5.8%
Cuanza Norte Dembos 47,260 265 840 934 1,266 3,306 7.0%
Cuanza Norte Golungo Alto 64,165 223 609 1,074 504 2,410 3.8%
Cuanza Norte Lucala 3,453 2 13 3 5 23 0.7%
Cuanza Sul Amboim 2,794 25 43 66 83 216 7.7%
Cuanza Sul Seles 5,261 34 28 124 109 295 5.6%
Cuanza Sul Sumbe 1,179 3 9 19 14 45 3.8%
Cuanza Sul Conda 3,887 6 24 47 51 129 3.3%
Cuanza Sul Ebo 139 1 1 15 5 22 15.6%
Cuanza Sul Libolo 2,898 5 13 29 114 161 5.6%
Cuanza Sul Mussende 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Cuanza Sul Porto Amboim 478 6 6 4 5 21 4.4%
Cuanza Sul Quibala 310 7 6 8 2 23 7.4%
Cuanza Sul Quilenda 5,251 52 69 83 92 296 5.6%
Cunene Ombadja 22 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%




Primary forest loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1 Primary forest extent
(2000)
ha		 Primary forest loss
(2001-05)
ha		 Primary forest loss
(2006-10)
ha		 Primary forest loss
(2011-15)
ha		 Primary forest loss
(2016-20)
ha		 Primary forest loss
(2001-20)
ha		 Primary forest loss
(2001-20)
%
Bengo 357,724 2,430 4,727 4,684 5,641 17,482 4.9%
Benguela 896 1 16 30 21 67 7.5%
Cabinda 368,557 1,401 2,523 8,717 8,193 20,835 5.7%
Cuando Cubango 17 0 0 4 5 9 51.9%
Cuanza Norte 394,031 1,405 3,817 5,935 6,288 17,446 4.4%
Cuanza Sul 22,197 138 200 395 476 1,208 5.4%
Cunene 22 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Luanda 2,253 1 4 20 4 30 1.3%
Lunda Norte 116,145 51 158 380 1,078 1,667 1.4%
Lunda Sul 50,504 136 368 367 888 1,758 3.5%
Malanje 67,523 235 477 1,373 2,731 4,817 7.1%
Moxico 109,363 219 1,010 1,370 1,786 4,384 4.0%
Namibe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Uíge 777,918 5,249 8,645 14,650 27,163 55,707 7.2%
Zaire 190,327 662 785 1,186 1,397 4,030 2.1%




Primary forest loss by year at the subnational area (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1 Admin area 2 Primary forest extent
(2001)
ha		 Primary forest loss
(2001-05)
ha		 Primary forest loss
(2006-10)
ha		 Primary forest loss
(2011-15)
ha		 Primary forest loss
(2016-20)
ha		 Primary forest loss
(2001-20)
ha		 Primary forest loss
(2001-20)
%
Bengo Ambriz 1,553 4 12 4 2 23 1.5%
Bengo Dande 103,777 395 1,052 1,615 1,874 4,936 4.8%
Bengo Icolo e Bengo 1,152 9 38 44 21 113 9.8%
Bengo Muxima 12,846 170 352 284 197 1,002 7.8%
Bengo Nambuangongo 238,396 1,852 3,273 2,737 3,546 11,409 4.8%
Luanda Samba 18 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Luanda Viana 2,235 1 4 20 4 30 1.3%
Lunda Norte Cambulo 12,098 12 18 15 151 196 1.6%
Lunda Norte Caungula 12,797 2 12 124 55 193 1.5%
Lunda Norte Chitato 14,322 10 35 62 512 620 4.3%
Lunda Norte Cuilo 38,589 4 20 71 39 134 0.3%
Lunda Norte Lubalo 5,238 3 7 7 9 26 0.5%
Lunda Norte Lucapa 33,100 20 66 100 313 499 1.5%
Lunda Sul Dala 1,642 11 51 25 28 115 7.0%
Lunda Sul Muconda 34,695 111 263 296 719 1,390 4.0%
Lunda Sul Saurimo 14,166 14 54 45 141 253 1.8%
Malanje Cacuzo 99 0 0 0 0 0 0.3%
Malanje Marimba 281 0 1 3 1 5 1.9%
Malanje Massango 60,827 187 306 1,172 2,304 3,968 6.5%
Malanje Calandula 6,275 48 171 198 415 832 13.3%
Malanje Cangandala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Malanje Caombo 41 0 0 0 10 11 26.2%
Malanje Luquembo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Moxico Alto Zambeze 105,136 124 824 1,011 1,208 3,167 3.0%
Moxico Camanongue 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Moxico Cameia 44 0 0 0 2 3 6.1%
Moxico Luau 3,634 91 182 357 576 1,206 33.2%
Moxico Lucano 548 3 3 2 0 9 1.6%
Namibe Tombwa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Uíge Alto Cauale 21,749 249 344 1,022 2,364 3,979 18.3%
Uíge Negage 7,999 23 75 90 216 404 5.1%
Uíge Puri 4,559 3 7 35 138 184 4.0%
Uíge Quimbele 114,981 1,172 1,703 2,654 4,929 10,459 9.1%
Uíge Quitexe 144,298 796 1,836 2,675 5,188 10,495 7.3%
Uíge Sanza Pombo 24,719 97 205 604 1,367 2,273 9.2%
Uíge Songo 37,961 458 532 1,047 1,068 3107年 8.2%
Uíge Uíge 12,052 34 197 560 869 1,659 13.8%
Uíge Ambuila 152,320 616 1,001 1,680 2,659 5,957 3.9%
Uíge Bembe 40,904 52 90 98 85 325 0.8%
Uíge Buengas 28733年 166 228 482 877 1,753 6.1%
Uíge Bungo 823 4 9 25 28 65 7.9%
Uíge Damba 20,764 226 292 351 544 1,413 6.8%
Uíge Maquela do Zombo 35,338 300 596 515 1,177 2,587 7.3%
Uíge Milunga 116,225 865 1,362 2,490 5,207 9,925 8.5%
Uíge Mucaba 14,497 187 167 320 447 1,121 7.7%
Zaire Cuimba 30,786 245 197 135 225 803 2.6%
Zaire M'Banza Congo 55,962 99 153 420 499 1,171 2.1%
Zaire N'Zeto 50,734 105 167 104 66 442 0.9%
Zaire Noqui 3,497 9 11 25 6 52 1.5%
Zaire Soyo 6,602 7 55 193 26 281 4.3%
Zaire Tomboco 42,745 196 202 308 575 1,282 3.0%
Benguela Benguela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Benguela Lobito 896 1 16 30 21 67 7.5%
Cabinda Belize 102,981 85 212 810 852 1,959 1.9%
Cabinda Buco Zau 137,535 241 494 2,349 1,749 4,834 3.5%
Cabinda Cabinda 69,461 603 1,130 4,173 4,395 10,301 14.8%
Cabinda Landana 58,580 472 687 1,384 1,198 3,741 6.4%
Cuando Cubango Cuangar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Cuando Cubango Menongue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Cuando Cubango Rivungo 17 0 0 4 5 9 53.2%
Cuanza Norte Ambaca 14,085 50 62 111 277 500 3.6%
Cuanza Norte Ngonguembo 16,187 39 90 122 152 403 2.5%
Cuanza Norte Pango Aluquém 81,072 233 528 1,276 1,074 3,110 3.8%
Cuanza Norte Quiculungo 4,972 10 130 89 193 421 8.5%
Cuanza Norte Samba Cajú 9,698 13 75 29 65 181 1.9%
Cuanza Norte Banga 26,116 27 112 150 248 538 2.1%
Cuanza Norte Bolongongo 48,070 203 633 685 1,035 2,556 5.3%
Cuanza Norte Bula Atumba 41,707 188 289 515 659 1,651 4.0%
Cuanza Norte Cambambe 11,039 41 148 450 191 831 7.5%
Cuanza Norte Cazengo 26,208 111 288 497 620 1,516 5.8%
Cuanza Norte Dembos 47,260 265 840 934 1,266 3,306 7.0%
Cuanza Norte Golungo Alto 64,165 223 609 1,074 504 2,410 3.8%
Cuanza Norte Lucala 3,453 2 13 3 5 23 0.7%
Cuanza Sul Amboim 2,794 25 43 66 83 216 7.7%
Cuanza Sul Seles 5,261 34 28 124 109 295 5.6%
Cuanza Sul Sumbe 1,179 3 9 19 14 45 3.8%
Cuanza Sul Conda 3,887 6 24 47 51 129 3.3%
Cuanza Sul Ebo 139 1 1 15 5 22 15.6%
Cuanza Sul Libolo 2,898 5 13 29 114 161 5.6%
Cuanza Sul Mussende 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Cuanza Sul Porto Amboim 478 6 6 4 5 21 4.4%
Cuanza Sul Quibala 310 7 6 8 2 23 7.4%
Cuanza Sul Quilenda 5,251 52 69 83 92 296 5.6%
Cunene Ombadja 22 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%


2019 forest data for Angola|Archived forest data for Angola|Forest data for Angola

Data Source:Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA viaGlobal Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

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