Annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Angola
Angola: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region was 34.83 million hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
34.83 million hectares
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
2nd
of 225 countries
All-time high
41.22 million hectares
in 2004
All-time low
31.78 million hectares
in 2018
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Angola, 2002–2025
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Angola recorded 34.83 million hectares for annual area burnt by wildfires by region in 2025.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Angola peaked at 41.22 million hectares in 2004 and was at its lowest, 31.78 million hectares, in 2018.
That places Angola 2nd out of 225 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Angola, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 35.15 million hectares | — |
| 2003 | 41.13 million hectares | +17.0% |
| 2004 | 41.22 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 40.52 million hectares | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 36.23 million hectares | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 39.20 million hectares | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 36.65 million hectares | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 36.47 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 38.62 million hectares | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 39.67 million hectares | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 37.13 million hectares | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 37.77 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 35.34 million hectares | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 36.96 million hectares | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 36.64 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 37.78 million hectares | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 31.78 million hectares | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 37.25 million hectares | +17.2% |
| 2020 | 33.83 million hectares | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 34.49 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 33.84 million hectares | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 35.73 million hectares | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 37.84 million hectares | +5.9% |
| 2025 | 34.83 million hectares | -8.0% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 34.83 million hectares is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 283,554 hectares, 122.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Angola's 34.83 million hectares is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.23 million hectares, 28.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.32 million hectares | 35.15 million hectares | 41.22 million hectares | 8 |
| 2010s | 36.90 million hectares | 31.78 million hectares | 39.67 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.09 million hectares | 33.83 million hectares | 37.84 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 1 Australia 50.56 million hectares compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of Congo 31.02 million hectares compare
- 4 South Sudan 26.58 million hectares compare
- 5 Zambia 22.77 million hectares compare
More reference data data for Angola
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4536 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.163 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8877 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Angola?
- Annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Angola was 34.83 million hectares in 2025, according to Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual area burnt by wildfires by region recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 41.22 million hectares in 2004.
- What is the lowest annual area burnt by wildfires by region recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.78 million hectares in 2018.
- How does Angola rank for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Angola ranks 2nd out of 225 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual area burnt by wildfires by region rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.