Australia vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Forest area

Australia

133.56 million hectares

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo

139.19 million hectares

in 2025

Australia rank

7th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

6th

Forest area over time

Australia
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 139.19 million hectares against 133.56 million hectares in Australia, a difference of 5.63 million hectares.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 7th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th of 235 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Forest area
Unit: hectares
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: 235 places, 8,460 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.