Congo vs Finland: Forest land — Area

Congo
21,854 1000 ha
in 2025
Finland
22,543 1000 ha
in 2025
Congo rank
33rd
Finland rank
31st

Forest land — Area over time

  • Congo
  • Finland
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 22,543 1000 ha against 21,854 1000 ha in Congo, a difference of 689 1000 ha.

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

Congo ranks 33rd and Finland ranks 31st of 231 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Finland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Finland Difference Ahead
1990s 22,201 1000 ha 22,132 1000 ha 69.03 1000 ha Congo
2000s 22,081 1000 ha 22,354 1000 ha 273.01 1000 ha Finland
2010s 21,918 1000 ha 22,386 1000 ha 467.79 1000 ha Finland
2020s 21,819 1000 ha 22,543 1000 ha 724.2 1000 ha Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Congo or Finland?
Finland, at 22,543 1000 ha against 21,854 1000 ha in Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Congo and Finland?
689 1000 ha, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Finland?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Congo and Finland rank globally for forest land — area?
Congo ranks 33rd and Finland ranks 31st of 231 countries.
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.