Congo vs Venezuela: Annual afforestation

Congo
14,000 hectares per year
in 2020
Venezuela
10,810 hectares per year
in 2020
Congo rank
13th
Venezuela rank
15th

Annual afforestation over time

  • Congo
  • Venezuela
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k199020052020

How they compare

Congo currently reports 14,000 hectares per year against 10,810 hectares per year in Venezuela, a difference of 3,190 hectares per year.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.3 times Venezuela's.

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

Congo ranks 13th and Venezuela ranks 15th of 106 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Venezuela Difference Ahead
1990s 0 hectares per year 35,800 hectares per year 35,800 hectares per year Venezuela
2000s 0 hectares per year 20,200 hectares per year 20,200 hectares per year Venezuela
2010s 0 hectares per year 12,650 hectares per year 12,650 hectares per year Venezuela
2020s 14,000 hectares per year 10,810 hectares per year 3,190 hectares per year Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual afforestation, Congo or Venezuela?
Congo, at 14,000 hectares per year against 10,810 hectares per year in Venezuela as of 2020.
What is the difference in annual afforestation between Congo and Venezuela?
3,190 hectares per year, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Venezuela?
5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Congo and Venezuela rank globally for annual afforestation?
Congo ranks 13th and Venezuela ranks 15th 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
Last refreshed

Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.