Congo vs Sudan: Forest area
Congo
21.85 million hectares
in 2025
Sudan
21.98 million hectares
in 2025
Congo rank
31st
Sudan rank
30th
Forest area over time
- Congo
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 21.98 million hectares against 21.85 million hectares in Congo, a difference of 126,600 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 31st and Sudan ranks 30th of 235 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.20 million hectares | 27.29 million hectares | 5.09 million hectares | Sudan |
| 2000s | 22.08 million hectares | 25.55 million hectares | 3.47 million hectares | Sudan |
| 2010s | 21.92 million hectares | 23.81 million hectares | 1.89 million hectares | Sudan |
| 2020s | 21.82 million hectares | 22.42 million hectares | 596,950 hectares | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Congo or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 21.98 million hectares against 21.85 million hectares in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Congo and Sudan?
- 126,600 hectares, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sudan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Sudan rank globally for forest area?
- Congo ranks 31st and Sudan ranks 30th 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.