Cape Verde vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Annual afforestation
Cape Verde
610 hectares per year
in 2020
Democratic Republic of Congo
610 hectares per year
in 2020
Cape Verde rank
48th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
48th
Annual afforestation over time
- Cape Verde
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 610 hectares per year against 610 hectares per year in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0 hectares per year.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 48th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 48th of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,400 hectares per year | 430 hectares per year | 1,970 hectares per year | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 300 hectares per year | 600 hectares per year | 300 hectares per year | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 610 hectares per year | 1,465 hectares per year | 855 hectares per year | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 610 hectares per year | 610 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Cape Verde or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Cape Verde, at 610 hectares per year against 610 hectares per year in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Cape Verde and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 0 hectares per year, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Cape Verde and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Cape Verde ranks 48th 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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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.