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
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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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.