Central Asia vs Congo: Forest land — Area

Central Asia
11,425 1000 ha
in 2025
Congo
21,854 1000 ha
in 2025
Central Asia rank
34th
Congo rank
33rd

Forest land — Area over time

  • Central Asia
  • Congo
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k199020072025

How they compare

Congo currently reports 21,854 1000 ha against 11,425 1000 ha in Central Asia, a difference of 10,429 1000 ha.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.9 times Central Asia's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.

Central Asia ranks 34th and Congo ranks 33rd of 36 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Central Asia Congo Difference Ahead
1990s 9,835 1000 ha 22,189 1000 ha 12,354 1000 ha Congo
2000s 10,201 1000 ha 22,081 1000 ha 11,880 1000 ha Congo
2010s 10,778 1000 ha 21,918 1000 ha 11,140 1000 ha Congo
2020s 11,286 1000 ha 21,819 1000 ha 10,532 1000 ha Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Central Asia or Congo?
Congo, at 21,854 1000 ha against 11,425 1000 ha in Central Asia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Central Asia and Congo?
10,429 1000 ha, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central Asia and Congo?
34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Central Asia and Congo rank globally for forest land — area?
Central Asia ranks 34th and Congo ranks 33rd of 36 groups.
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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About this data

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
Last refreshed

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.