Congo vs Spain: Forest area
Congo
21.85 million hectares
in 2025
Spain
19.13 million hectares
in 2025
Congo rank
31st
Spain rank
34th
Forest area over time
- Congo
- Spain
How they compare
Congo currently reports 21.85 million hectares against 19.13 million hectares in Spain, a difference of 2.72 million hectares.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 31st and Spain ranks 34th of 235 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.20 million hectares | 15.34 million hectares | 6.86 million hectares | Congo |
| 2000s | 22.08 million hectares | 17.76 million hectares | 4.32 million hectares | Congo |
| 2010s | 21.92 million hectares | 18.65 million hectares | 3.26 million hectares | Congo |
| 2020s | 21.82 million hectares | 19.06 million hectares | 2.76 million hectares | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Congo or Spain?
- Congo, at 21.85 million hectares against 19.13 million hectares in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Congo and Spain?
- 2.72 million hectares, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Spain?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Spain rank globally for forest area?
- Congo ranks 31st and Spain ranks 34th 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.