Congo vs United Kingdom: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Congo
14,000 hectares
in 2025
United Kingdom
12,600 hectares
in 2025
Congo rank
23rd
United Kingdom rank
25th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Congo
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Congo currently reports 14,000 hectares against 12,600 hectares in United Kingdom, a difference of 1,400 hectares.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Congo ranks 23rd and United Kingdom ranks 25th of 235 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -12,000 hectares | 17,600 hectares | 29,600 hectares | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | -12,000 hectares | 11,210 hectares | 23,210 hectares | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | -21,730 hectares | 15,450 hectares | 37,180 hectares | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 7,350 hectares | 12,500 hectares | 5,150 hectares | United Kingdom |
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 United Kingdom?
- Congo, at 14,000 hectares against 12,600 hectares in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Congo and United Kingdom?
- 1,400 hectares, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and United Kingdom?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Congo and United Kingdom rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Congo ranks 23rd and United Kingdom ranks 25th 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.