Austria vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Annual afforestation

Austria
490 hectares per year
in 2020
Democratic Republic of Congo
610 hectares per year
in 2020
Austria rank
50th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
48th

Annual afforestation over time

  • Austria
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 610 hectares per year against 490 hectares per year in Austria, a difference of 120 hectares per year.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 50th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 48th of 106 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1990s 2,480 hectares per year 430 hectares per year 2,050 hectares per year Austria
2000s 730 hectares per year 600 hectares per year 130 hectares per year Austria
2010s 490 hectares per year 1,465 hectares per year 975 hectares per year Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 490 hectares per year 610 hectares per year 120 hectares per year Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual afforestation, Austria or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 610 hectares per year against 490 hectares per year in Austria as of 2020.
What is the difference in annual afforestation between Austria and Democratic Republic of Congo?
120 hectares per year, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Democratic Republic of Congo?
5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Austria and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for annual afforestation?
Austria ranks 50th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 48th of 106 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual afforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual afforestation
Unit
hectares per year
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
106 places, 530 data points, 1990–2020
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Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.