Congo vs Saudi Arabia: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Congo
0.1%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.1%
in 2025
Congo rank
70th
Saudi Arabia rank
72nd
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Congo
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Congo ranks 70th and Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd of 228 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | -0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | -0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, Congo or Saudi Arabia?
- Congo, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Congo and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Saudi Arabia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Saudi Arabia rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Congo ranks 70th and Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd of 228 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.