Congo vs Kazakhstan: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Congo
14,000 hectares
in 2025
Kazakhstan
13,900 hectares
in 2025
Congo rank
23rd
Kazakhstan rank
24th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Congo
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Congo currently reports 14,000 hectares against 13,900 hectares in Kazakhstan, a difference of 100 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Congo ranks 23rd and Kazakhstan ranks 24th of 235 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -12,000 hectares | -531.01 hectares | 11,469 hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | -12,000 hectares | -6,781 hectares | 5,219 hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | -21,730 hectares | 33,284 hectares | 55,014 hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 7,350 hectares | 16,335 hectares | 8,985 hectares | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Congo or Kazakhstan?
- Congo, at 14,000 hectares against 13,900 hectares in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Congo and Kazakhstan?
- 100 hectares, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Kazakhstan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Kazakhstan rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Congo ranks 23rd and Kazakhstan ranks 24th of 235 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.