Democratic Republic of Congo vs Liechtenstein: Annual forest expansion
Annual forest expansion over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Liechtenstein
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 610 hectares per year against 400 hectares per year in Liechtenstein, a difference of 210 hectares per year.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.5 times Liechtenstein's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 63rd and Liechtenstein ranks 64th of 110 countries.
Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Liechtenstein | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 430 hectares per year | 100 hectares per year | 330 hectares per year | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 600 hectares per year | 210 hectares per year | 390 hectares per year | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 1,465 hectares per year | 210 hectares per year | 1,255 hectares per year | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 610 hectares per year | 400 hectares per year | 210 hectares per year | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual forest expansion, Democratic Republic of Congo or Liechtenstein?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 610 hectares per year against 400 hectares per year in Liechtenstein as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual forest expansion between Democratic Republic of Congo and Liechtenstein?
- 210 hectares per year, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Liechtenstein?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Liechtenstein rank globally for annual forest expansion?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 63rd and Liechtenstein ranks 64th 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).