Congo vs Oceania: Primary Forest — Area

Congo
12,931 1000 ha
in 2025
Oceania
38,687 1000 ha
in 2025
Congo rank
16th
Oceania rank
17th

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Congo
  • Oceania
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k199020072025

How they compare

Oceania currently reports 38,687 1000 ha against 12,931 1000 ha in Congo, a difference of 25,756 1000 ha.

That makes Oceania's figure about 3.0 times Congo's.

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

Congo ranks 16th and Oceania ranks 17th of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Oceania Difference Ahead
1990s 12,931 1000 ha 39,366 1000 ha 26,435 1000 ha Oceania
2000s 12,931 1000 ha 39,227 1000 ha 26,296 1000 ha Oceania
2010s 12,931 1000 ha 38,955 1000 ha 26,025 1000 ha Oceania
2020s 12,931 1000 ha 38,743 1000 ha 25,813 1000 ha Oceania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Congo or Oceania?
Oceania, at 38,687 1000 ha against 12,931 1000 ha in Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Congo and Oceania?
25,756 1000 ha, with Oceania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Oceania?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Congo and Oceania rank globally for primary forest — area?
Congo ranks 16th and Oceania ranks 17th 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.