Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Eastern Asia: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Eastern Asia
How they compare
Democratic Republic of the Congo currently reports 99.91 % against 61.98 % in Eastern Asia, a difference of 37.93 %.
That makes Democratic Republic of the Congo's figure about 1.6 times Eastern Asia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of the Congo has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 1st and Eastern Asia ranks 30th of 21 countries.
Democratic Republic of the Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.94 % | 71.54 % | 28.39 % | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 2000s | 99.94 % | 68.08 % | 31.86 % | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 2010s | 99.93 % | 64.53 % | 35.4 % | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 2020s | 99.91 % | 62.26 % | 37.66 % | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Eastern Asia?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 99.91 % against 61.98 % in Eastern Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Eastern Asia?
- 37.93 %, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Eastern Asia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Eastern Asia rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 1st and Eastern Asia ranks 30th of 21 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. 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.