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ATLAS REPORT
Country report: Angola
Generated 15 October 2026, 11:27 from live Atlas data
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Executive summary
Atlas holds 1,485,178 mapped features and 350,076 observations in 99 datasets. The mapped mangrove canopy covers 29,225 ha in 2,498 polygons across 1 formation classes; Mangrove dominates with 100.0% of the area. The median patch is only 0.178 ha, while patches of 10 ha or more hold 95.4% of the area. 0 ha (0.0%) lies within 10 km of the LAPSSET development footprint.
Single mapping epoch (2019). Areas are geodesic hectares recalculated from geometry.
Species & formations
| Formation | Polygons | Area (ha) | Share | Mean patch (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mangrove | 2,498 | 29,224.6 | 100.0% | 11.70 |
Shannon evenness by area: 0.00
Pressure: LAPSSET and villages
Mangrove ha by distance from LAPSSET
Mangrove ha by distance from villages
Data quality
| Dataset | Features | Repaired | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2020, Angola | 3,095 | 0 | 100 |
| Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 1996, Angola | 3,015 | 0 | 100 |
| Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2007, Angola | 3,289 | 0 | 100 |
| Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2010, Angola | 2,861 | 0 | 100 |
| Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2015, Angola | 2,814 | 0 | 100 |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2025, Angola | 2,697 | 0 | 100 |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2020, Angola | 2,498 | 0 | 100 |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2015, Angola | 2,667 | 0 | 100 |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2010, Angola | 2,865 | 0 | 100 |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2005, Angola | 2,917 | 0 | 100 |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2000, Angola | 3,478 | 0 | 100 |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 1996, Angola | 4,285 | 0 | 100 |
| High Biodiversity Areas | 3 | 2 | 95 |
| Oil and Gas Basins | 4 | 0 | 95 |
| Basins_KAZA | 4 | 0 | 95 |
| KAZA TFCA Boundary | 5 | 0 | 95 |
| Lion Population Estimates | 5 | 2 | 95 |
| Buffalo Population Estimates | 5 | 2 | 95 |
| Loss of Livestock to Wildlife | 5 | 2 | 95 |
| Decrease of Crop Loss to Wildlife | 5 | 2 | 95 |
| House Holds Voluntarily Settled Outside of Corridors Compensated and Resettled | 5 | 2 | 95 |
| Number of Communities where HWC Mitigation Measures Applied | 5 | 2 | 95 |
| National Park Tourists | 5 | 2 | 95 |
| Community Revenues from Concession Agreements | 5 | 2 | 95 |
| UniVisas | 5 | 2 | 95 |
| Buffalo_Population | 5 | 2 | 95 |
| Community_Revenues_from_Concession_Agreements | 5 | 2 | 95 |
| Decrease_of_Crop_Loss_to_Wildlife | 5 | 2 | 95 |
| Elephant_Population | 5 | 0 | 95 |
| House_Holds_Voluntarily_Settled_Outside_of_Corridors_Compensated_and_Resettled | 5 | 2 | 95 |
| KAZA_TFCA_Boundaries | 5 | 0 | 95 |
| Lion_Population | 5 | 2 | 95 |
| Loss_of_Livestock_to_Wildlife | 5 | 2 | 95 |
| National_Park_Tourists | 5 | 2 | 95 |
| Number_of_Communities_where_HWC_Mitigation_Measures_Applied | 5 | 2 | 95 |
| UniVisas | 5 | 2 | 95 |
| Potential Hydropower Plant | 7 | 0 | 95 |
| Africa_Water_Towers | 7 | 0 | 95 |
| PotentialHydropowerPlant | 7 | 0 | 95 |
| Hydrobasin | 9 | 0 | 95 |
| National Parks | 20 | 0 | 95 |
| National_Parks | 20 | 0 | 95 |
| ZA_Conservancies | 21 | 0 | 95 |
| Irrigation Systems | 23 | 0 | 95 |
| Irrigation_Systems | 23 | 0 | 95 |
| Lakes | 26 | 1 | 95 |
| Lakes | 26 | 1 | 95 |
| Planned Major Roads and Rails | 33 | 0 | 95 |
| Development Corridors | 33 | 0 | 95 |
| Urban_Population | 94 | 0 | 95 |
| Fibre Cable Landing Stations | 126 | 0 | 95 |
| Primary Road | 134 | 0 | 95 |
| Primary_Road | 134 | 0 | 95 |
| Airstrips | 165 | 0 | 95 |
| Airstrips | 165 | 0 | 95 |
| Protected Area | 191 | 0 | 95 |
| Rivers | 228 | 0 | 95 |
| Fragmentation Protected Areas | 279 | 0 | 95 |
| Fragmentation_Protected_Areas | 279 | 0 | 95 |
| KAZA Protected Areas | 280 | 0 | 95 |
| Medical Facilities | 362 | 0 | 95 |
| Hospitals | 362 | 0 | 95 |
| ProtectedAreas_AfricaPriorityLandscapes | 492 | 4 | 95 |
| Trunk Roads N12 | 520 | 0 | 95 |
| towns and settlements | 611 | 0 | 95 |
| Mining Claim | 619 | 0 | 95 |
| Mining_Claims | 619 | 0 | 95 |
| Power Plants (Power output MW) | 642 | 0 | 95 |
| Powergrid | 678 | 0 | 95 |
| Powergrid | 678 | 0 | 95 |
| AfricaPriority_River | 857 | 0 | 95 |
| Peri_Urban_Population | 1,073 | 0 | 95 |
| Small airport | 1,979 | 0 | 95 |
| District Roads N12 | 2,158 | 0 | 95 |
| ZA_Animals_Groups_Trend | 2,259 | 0 | 95 |
| Dams | 2,586 | 0 | 95 |
| Districts | 6,099 | 13 | 95 |
| World Database on Protected Areas | 7,438 | 1 | 95 |
| Rivers | 7,526 | 0 | 95 |
| Rivers | 7,526 | 0 | 95 |
| Populated_places | 8,149 | 0 | 95 |
| Electricity Transmission Network | 9,759 | 0 | 95 |
| Divisions | 17,649 | 9 | 95 |
| Irrigated Areas | 23,095 | 1 | 95 |
| Agro-Ecological Zones | 25,791 | 17 | 95 |
| Wetlands -Lakes -Reservoirs | 34,115 | 1 | 95 |
| Waterways | 35,619 | 0 | 95 |
| Detailed Road Network | 44,133 | 0 | 95 |
| Detailed_Road_Network | 44,133 | 0 | 95 |
| Seagrass (UNEP-WCMC): Angola | 2 | 0 | 90 |
| Salt marsh (UNEP-WCMC): Angola | 4 | 0 | 90 |
| Community and nature projects (UNDP): Angola | 11 | 0 | 90 |
| Roads | 54,384 | 0 | 95 |
| Rural_Population | 60,222 | 0 | 95 |
| Population | 61,388 | 0 | 95 |
| GeneralPopulat_FeatureToPoin | 61,388 | 0 | 95 |
| General_Population__2016_ | 61,388 | 0 | 95 |
| Settlement | 275,904 | 0 | 95 |
| Road Network | 584,033 | 0 | 95 |
Recommendations
High 8 of 9 themes have no data yet
Atlas holds no records for: Coastal Forests, Blue Carbon, Restoration Sites, Carbon Projects, Land Use & Land Cover, Fire & Climate, Farming & Livelihoods, Surveys & Field Data. Seagrass and salt marsh would come from UNEP-WCMC global datasets; carbon projects from the Verra and Gold Standard registries; community projects from partner programmes.
Action: Ingest the planned sources listed in the Source Catalogue, starting with Global Mangrove Watch, UNEP-WCMC seagrass and salt marsh, and the carbon registries.
High Licence terms to be confirmed for 84 datasets
Licence terms are being confirmed with the publisher. Atlas holds the data for scientific and internal use and shows the original attribution, but cannot grant bulk redistribution rights.
Action: Request written permission from WWF Kenya, KMFRI and KFS for redistribution and derivative products.
Medium Most polygons are very small, but most area sits in large stands
43.2% of the 2,498 mapped polygons are under 0.1 ha, yet patches of 10 ha or more hold 95.4% of all mangrove area. Management and monitoring effort should focus on the large stands, while the small-patch tail needs checking against satellite imagery.
Action: Prioritise field verification of large stands; review the sub-0.1 ha tail for mapping artefacts.
Low Net gain of mangrove since 1996
Global Mangrove Watch maps 26,010 ha of mangrove in Angola in 1996 and 29,215 ha in 2025: a net gain of 3,205 ha (12.3%), about 111 ha per year. This is the net balance of total mapped area; gains and losses inside the country can cancel out, so real loss may be larger.
Datasets & sources
| Dataset | Publisher | Features |
|---|---|---|
| Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2020, Angola | Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, soloEO, Wetlands International, UNEP-WCMC, JAXA) | 3,095 |
| Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 1996, Angola | Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, soloEO, Wetlands International, UNEP-WCMC, JAXA) | 3,015 |
| Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2007, Angola | Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, soloEO, Wetlands International, UNEP-WCMC, JAXA) | 3,289 |
| Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2010, Angola | Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, soloEO, Wetlands International, UNEP-WCMC, JAXA) | 2,861 |
| Global Mangrove Watch: mangrove extent 2015, Angola | Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, soloEO, Wetlands International, UNEP-WCMC, JAXA) | 2,814 |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2025, Angola | Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, soloEO, Wetlands International, UNEP-WCMC, JAXA) | 2,697 |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2020, Angola | Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, soloEO, Wetlands International, UNEP-WCMC, JAXA) | 2,498 |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2015, Angola | Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, soloEO, Wetlands International, UNEP-WCMC, JAXA) | 2,667 |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2010, Angola | Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, soloEO, Wetlands International, UNEP-WCMC, JAXA) | 2,865 |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2005, Angola | Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, soloEO, Wetlands International, UNEP-WCMC, JAXA) | 2,917 |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 2000, Angola | Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, soloEO, Wetlands International, UNEP-WCMC, JAXA) | 3,478 |
| Global Mangrove Watch v4.1: mangrove extent 1996, Angola | Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, soloEO, Wetlands International, UNEP-WCMC, JAXA) | 4,285 |
| High Biodiversity Areas | WWF Kenya | 3 |
| Oil and Gas Basins | WWF Kenya | 4 |
| Basins_KAZA | WWF Kenya | 4 |
| KAZA TFCA Boundary | WWF Kenya | 5 |
| Lion Population Estimates | WWF Kenya | 5 |
| Buffalo Population Estimates | WWF Kenya | 5 |
| Loss of Livestock to Wildlife | WWF Kenya | 5 |
| Decrease of Crop Loss to Wildlife | WWF Kenya | 5 |
| House Holds Voluntarily Settled Outside of Corridors Compensated and Resettled | WWF Kenya | 5 |
| Number of Communities where HWC Mitigation Measures Applied | WWF Kenya | 5 |
| National Park Tourists | WWF Kenya | 5 |
| Community Revenues from Concession Agreements | WWF Kenya | 5 |
| UniVisas | WWF Kenya | 5 |
| Buffalo_Population | WWF Kenya | 5 |
| Community_Revenues_from_Concession_Agreements | WWF Kenya | 5 |
| Decrease_of_Crop_Loss_to_Wildlife | WWF Kenya | 5 |
| Elephant_Population | WWF Kenya | 5 |
| House_Holds_Voluntarily_Settled_Outside_of_Corridors_Compensated_and_Resettled | WWF Kenya | 5 |
| KAZA_TFCA_Boundaries | WWF Kenya | 5 |
| Lion_Population | WWF Kenya | 5 |
| Loss_of_Livestock_to_Wildlife | WWF Kenya | 5 |
| National_Park_Tourists | WWF Kenya | 5 |
| Number_of_Communities_where_HWC_Mitigation_Measures_Applied | WWF Kenya | 5 |
| UniVisas | WWF Kenya | 5 |
| Potential Hydropower Plant | WWF Kenya | 7 |
| Africa_Water_Towers | WWF Kenya | 7 |
| PotentialHydropowerPlant | WWF Kenya | 7 |
| Hydrobasin | WWF Kenya | 9 |
| National Parks | WWF Kenya | 20 |
| National_Parks | WWF Kenya | 20 |
| ZA_Conservancies | WWF Kenya | 21 |
| Irrigation Systems | WWF Kenya | 23 |
| Irrigation_Systems | WWF Kenya | 23 |
| Lakes | WWF Kenya | 26 |
| Lakes | WWF Kenya | 26 |
| Planned Major Roads and Rails | WWF Kenya | 33 |
| Development Corridors | WWF Kenya | 33 |
| Urban_Population | WWF Kenya | 94 |
| Fibre Cable Landing Stations | WWF Kenya | 126 |
| Primary Road | WWF Kenya | 134 |
| Primary_Road | WWF Kenya | 134 |
| Airstrips | WWF Kenya | 165 |
| Airstrips | WWF Kenya | 165 |
| Protected Area | WWF Kenya | 191 |
| Rivers | WWF Kenya | 228 |
| Fragmentation Protected Areas | WWF Kenya | 279 |
| Fragmentation_Protected_Areas | WWF Kenya | 279 |
| KAZA Protected Areas | WWF Kenya | 280 |
| Medical Facilities | WWF Kenya | 362 |
| Hospitals | WWF Kenya | 362 |
| ProtectedAreas_AfricaPriorityLandscapes | WWF Kenya | 492 |
| Trunk Roads N12 | WWF Kenya | 520 |
| towns and settlements | WWF Kenya | 611 |
| Mining Claim | WWF Kenya | 619 |
| Mining_Claims | WWF Kenya | 619 |
| Power Plants (Power output MW) | WWF Kenya | 642 |
| Powergrid | WWF Kenya | 678 |
| Powergrid | WWF Kenya | 678 |
| AfricaPriority_River | WWF Kenya | 857 |
| Peri_Urban_Population | WWF Kenya | 1,073 |
| Small airport | WWF Kenya | 1,979 |
| District Roads N12 | WWF Kenya | 2,158 |
| ZA_Animals_Groups_Trend | WWF Kenya | 2,259 |
| Dams | WWF Kenya | 2,586 |
| Districts | WWF Kenya | 6,099 |
| World Database on Protected Areas | WWF Kenya | 7,438 |
| Rivers | WWF Kenya | 7,526 |
| Rivers | WWF Kenya | 7,526 |
| Populated_places | WWF Kenya | 8,149 |
| Electricity Transmission Network | WWF Kenya | 9,759 |
| Divisions | WWF Kenya | 17,649 |
| Irrigated Areas | WWF Kenya | 23,095 |
| Agro-Ecological Zones | WWF Kenya | 25,791 |
| Wetlands -Lakes -Reservoirs | WWF Kenya | 34,115 |
| Waterways | WWF Kenya | 35,619 |
| Detailed Road Network | WWF Kenya | 44,133 |
| Detailed_Road_Network | WWF Kenya | 44,133 |
| Seagrass (UNEP-WCMC): Angola | UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and Short FT | 2 |
| Salt marsh (UNEP-WCMC): Angola | UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and Short FT | 4 |
| Community and nature projects (UNDP): Angola | United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) | 11 |
| Roads | WWF Kenya | 54,384 |
| Rural_Population | WWF Kenya | 60,222 |
| Population | WWF Kenya | 61,388 |
| GeneralPopulat_FeatureToPoin | WWF Kenya | 61,388 |
| General_Population__2016_ | WWF Kenya | 61,388 |
| Settlement | WWF Kenya | 275,904 |
| Road Network | WWF Kenya | 584,033 |
Methods & limits
Areas and lengths are recomputed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid; units are harmonised (ha, m, %, UTC). The mapping is a single 2019 epoch; the source publishes no licence; field plots are a sample; scenario figures are illustrative assumptions. Cite the original publishers listed above. Full methods: Methodologies page.