Africa vs Democratic Republic of the Congo: Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time
- Africa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
How they compare
Africa currently reports 648,546 1000 ha against 139,058 1000 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 509,488 1000 ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 4.7 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 8th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th of 31 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 755,419 1000 ha | 157,401 1000 ha | 598,018 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 720,989 1000 ha | 150,658 1000 ha | 570,330 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 683,210 1000 ha | 143,139 1000 ha | 540,071 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 656,052 1000 ha | 139,771 1000 ha | 516,281 1000 ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Africa or Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Africa, at 648,546 1000 ha against 139,058 1000 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Africa and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- 509,488 1000 ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Africa and Democratic Republic of the Congo rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Africa ranks 8th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — 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.