Forests made up an area of roughly 66.6 million hectares in Angola as of 2020. The forested area decreased from 67.2 million hectares in the previous year, a downward tendency observed through the period in study. Compared to 2015, Angola's forested area shrank by four percent.
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Figures were rounded.
According to the source, forest area is defined as "land spanning more than 0.5 hectares with trees higher than 5 meters and a canopy cover of more than 10 percent, or trees able to reach these thresholds in situ. It does not include land that is predominantly under agricultural or urban land use".
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FAO. (January 26, 2022). Forest area in Angola from 2015 to 2020 (in million hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286741/forest-area-in-angola/
FAO. "Forest area in Angola from 2015 to 2020 (in million hectares)." Chart. January 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286741/forest-area-in-angola/
FAO. (2022). Forest area in Angola from 2015 to 2020 (in million hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286741/forest-area-in-angola/
FAO. "Forest Area in Angola from 2015 to 2020 (in Million Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286741/forest-area-in-angola/
FAO, Forest area in Angola from 2015 to 2020 (in million hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286741/forest-area-in-angola/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Forest area in Angola from 2015 to 2020 (in million hectares) [Graph], FAO, January 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286741/forest-area-in-angola/