Congo vs Rwanda: Annual change in forest area
Congo
14,000 hectares
in 2025
Rwanda
14,560 hectares
in 2025
Congo rank
23rd
Rwanda rank
22nd
Annual change in forest area over time
- Congo
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 14,560 hectares against 14,000 hectares in Congo, a difference of 560 hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 23rd and Rwanda ranks 22nd of 235 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -12,000 hectares | -2,762 hectares | 9,238 hectares | Rwanda |
| 2000s | -12,000 hectares | 354.7 hectares | 12,355 hectares | Rwanda |
| 2010s | -21,730 hectares | 13,173 hectares | 34,903 hectares | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 7,350 hectares | 14,560 hectares | 7,210 hectares | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Congo or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 14,560 hectares against 14,000 hectares in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Congo and Rwanda?
- 560 hectares, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Rwanda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Rwanda rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Congo ranks 23rd and Rwanda ranks 22nd 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.