Congo vs Southern Europe: Forest land — Share in Land area
Forest land — Share in Land area over time
- Congo
- Southern Europe
How they compare
Congo currently reports 63.95 % against 37.17 % in Southern Europe, a difference of 26.78 %.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.7 times Southern Europe's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 24th and Southern Europe ranks 25th of 210 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Southern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.01 % | 31.13 % | 33.88 % | Congo |
| 2000s | 64.66 % | 33.77 % | 30.89 % | Congo |
| 2010s | 64.18 % | 35.55 % | 28.63 % | Congo |
| 2020s | 63.87 % | 37.03 % | 26.84 % | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Congo or Southern Europe?
- Congo, at 63.95 % against 37.17 % in Southern Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Congo and Southern Europe?
- 26.78 %, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Southern Europe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Southern Europe rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
- Congo ranks 24th and Southern Europe ranks 25th of 210 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
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.