Congo vs Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Forest land — Share in Land area

Congo
63.95 %
in 2024
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
64.09 %
in 2024
Congo rank
26th
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
6th

Forest land — Share in Land area over time

  • Congo
  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
0204060199020072024

How they compare

Democratic People's Republic of Korea currently reports 64.09 % against 63.95 % in Congo, a difference of 0.14 %.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 26th and Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 6th of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Democratic People's Republic of Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Democratic People's Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 65.01 % 61.92 % 3.09 % Congo
2000s 64.66 % 62.3 % 2.36 % Congo
2010s 64.18 % 63.19 % 0.993 % Congo
2020s 63.87 % 63.9 % 0.028 % Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Congo or Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, at 64.09 % against 63.95 % in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Congo and Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
0.14 %, with Democratic People's Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Congo and Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
Congo ranks 26th and Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in 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 — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
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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.