China vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Forest area

China

227.15 million hectares

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo

139.19 million hectares

in 2025

China rank

5th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

6th

Forest area over time

China
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

China currently reports 227.15 million hectares against 139.19 million hectares in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 87.96 million hectares.

That makes China's figure about 1.6 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

China ranks 5th 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.