Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Northern America: Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 629,584 1000 ha against 139,058 1000 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 490,526 1000 ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 4.5 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th and Northern America ranks 9th of 21 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 157,401 1000 ha | 636,718 1000 ha | 479,317 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 150,658 1000 ha | 633,039 1000 ha | 482,381 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 143,139 1000 ha | 634,509 1000 ha | 491,370 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 139,771 1000 ha | 630,902 1000 ha | 491,131 1000 ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 629,584 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo and Northern America?
- 490,526 1000 ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Northern America?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Northern America rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th and Northern America ranks 9th of 21 countries.
- 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.