Asia vs Democratic Republic of the Congo: Forest land — Area

Asia
630,029 1000 ha
in 2025
Democratic Republic of the Congo
139,189 1000 ha
in 2025
Asia rank
1st
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
4th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Asia
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k199020072025

How they compare

Asia currently reports 630,029 1000 ha against 139,189 1000 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 490,840 1000 ha.

That makes Asia's figure about 4.5 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.

Asia ranks 1st and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th of 21 regions.

Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia Democratic Republic of the Congo Difference Ahead
1990s 577,296 1000 ha 157,502 1000 ha 419,794 1000 ha Asia
2000s 590,164 1000 ha 150,752 1000 ha 439,412 1000 ha Asia
2010s 613,286 1000 ha 143,242 1000 ha 470,044 1000 ha Asia
2020s 626,979 1000 ha 139,896 1000 ha 487,083 1000 ha Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Asia or Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Asia, at 630,029 1000 ha against 139,189 1000 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Asia and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
490,840 1000 ha, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Asia and Democratic Republic of the Congo rank globally for forest land — area?
Asia ranks 1st and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th of 21 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.