Democratic Republic of Congo vs Guinea: Annual forest expansion
Annual forest expansion over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 1,000 hectares per year against 610 hectares per year in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 390 hectares per year.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.6 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 63rd and Guinea ranks 61st of 110 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 430 hectares per year | 2,110 hectares per year | 1,680 hectares per year | Guinea |
| 2000s | 600 hectares per year | 2,110 hectares per year | 1,510 hectares per year | Guinea |
| 2010s | 1,465 hectares per year | 1,995 hectares per year | 530 hectares per year | Guinea |
| 2020s | 610 hectares per year | 1,000 hectares per year | 390 hectares per year | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual forest expansion, Democratic Republic of Congo or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 1,000 hectares per year against 610 hectares per year in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual forest expansion between Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea?
- 390 hectares per year, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea rank globally for annual forest expansion?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 63rd and Guinea ranks 61st of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual forest expansion. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).