Congo vs Nepal: Annual change in forest area
Congo
14,000 hectares
in 2025
Nepal
16,580 hectares
in 2025
Congo rank
23rd
Nepal rank
21st
Annual change in forest area over time
- Congo
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 16,580 hectares against 14,000 hectares in Congo, a difference of 2,580 hectares.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 23rd and Nepal ranks 21st of 235 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -12,000 hectares | 16,741 hectares | 28,741 hectares | Nepal |
| 2000s | -12,000 hectares | 16,741 hectares | 28,741 hectares | Nepal |
| 2010s | -21,730 hectares | 10,058 hectares | 31,788 hectares | Nepal |
| 2020s | 7,350 hectares | 16,580 hectares | 9,230 hectares | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Congo or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 16,580 hectares against 14,000 hectares in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Congo and Nepal?
- 2,580 hectares, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Nepal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Nepal rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Congo ranks 23rd and Nepal ranks 21st of 235 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 change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.