Democratic Republic of the Congo vs South America: Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 831,256 1000 ha against 139,058 1000 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 692,198 1000 ha.
That makes South America's figure about 6.0 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th and South America ranks 6th of 21 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 157,401 1000 ha | 987,856 1000 ha | 830,455 1000 ha | South America |
| 2000s | 150,658 1000 ha | 921,732 1000 ha | 771,074 1000 ha | South America |
| 2010s | 143,139 1000 ha | 874,330 1000 ha | 731,191 1000 ha | South America |
| 2020s | 139,771 1000 ha | 842,231 1000 ha | 702,460 1000 ha | South 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 South America?
- South America, at 831,256 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 South America?
- 692,198 1000 ha, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and South America?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and South America rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th and South America ranks 6th 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.