Democratic Republic of Congo vs Iceland: Annual forest expansion
Annual forest expansion over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 960 hectares per year against 610 hectares per year in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 350 hectares per year.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.6 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iceland ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 63rd and Iceland ranks 62nd of 110 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 430 hectares per year | 1,430 hectares per year | 1,000 hectares per year | Iceland |
| 2000s | 600 hectares per year | 1,650 hectares per year | 1,050 hectares per year | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1,465 hectares per year | 795 hectares per year | 670 hectares per year | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 610 hectares per year | 960 hectares per year | 350 hectares per year | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual forest expansion, Democratic Republic of Congo or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 960 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 Iceland?
- 350 hectares per year, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Iceland?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Iceland rank globally for annual forest expansion?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 63rd and Iceland ranks 62nd 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).