Democratic Republic of Congo vs Zambia: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita

Democratic Republic of Congo
-0.2%
in 2025
Zambia
-0.2%
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
174th
Zambia rank
175th

Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Zambia
-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.2-0199120082025

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports -0.2% against -0.2% in Zambia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Zambia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 174th and Zambia ranks 175th of 227 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s -0.4% -0.1% 0.4% Zambia
2000s -0.4% -0.1% 0.4% Zambia
2010s -0.5% -0.3% 0.2% Zambia
2020s -0.2% -0.2% 0.0% Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita, Democratic Republic of Congo or Zambia?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at -0.2% against -0.2% in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia?
0.0%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia rank globally for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 174th and Zambia ranks 175th of 227 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
227 places, 7,945 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.