Congo vs Cote d'Ivoire: Annual afforestation
Congo
14,000 hectares per year
in 2020
Cote d'Ivoire
11,520 hectares per year
in 2020
Congo rank
13th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
14th
Annual afforestation over time
- Congo
- Cote d'Ivoire
How they compare
Congo currently reports 14,000 hectares per year against 11,520 hectares per year in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 2,480 hectares per year.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Cote d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Congo ranks 13th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 14th of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Cote d'Ivoire in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Cote d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 hectares per year | 6,830 hectares per year | 6,830 hectares per year | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 0 hectares per year | 23,280 hectares per year | 23,280 hectares per year | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per year | 45,950 hectares per year | 45,950 hectares per year | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 14,000 hectares per year | 11,520 hectares per year | 2,480 hectares per year | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Congo or Cote d'Ivoire?
- Congo, at 14,000 hectares per year against 11,520 hectares per year in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Congo and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 2,480 hectares per year, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Congo and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Congo ranks 13th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 14th 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.