Congo vs Eastern Asia: Primary Forest — Area

Congo
12,931 1000 ha
in 2025
Eastern Asia
15,927 1000 ha
in 2025
Congo rank
16th
Eastern Asia rank
19th

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Congo
  • Eastern Asia
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020072025

How they compare

Eastern Asia currently reports 15,927 1000 ha against 12,931 1000 ha in Congo, a difference of 2,996 1000 ha.

That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 16th and Eastern Asia ranks 19th of 169 countries.

Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 12,931 1000 ha 14,341 1000 ha 1,410 1000 ha Eastern Asia
2000s 12,931 1000 ha 14,235 1000 ha 1,304 1000 ha Eastern Asia
2010s 12,931 1000 ha 14,787 1000 ha 1,856 1000 ha Eastern Asia
2020s 12,931 1000 ha 15,679 1000 ha 2,748 1000 ha Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Congo or Eastern Asia?
Eastern Asia, at 15,927 1000 ha against 12,931 1000 ha in Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Congo and Eastern Asia?
2,996 1000 ha, with Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Eastern Asia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Congo and Eastern Asia rank globally for primary forest — area?
Congo ranks 16th and Eastern Asia ranks 19th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Primary Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
204 places, 7,156 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.