What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between Austria and Congo?

298,770 thousands of hectares, with Austria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Congo?

14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs Congo: Forest certified for sustainable use

Austria

3.38 million thousands of hectares

in 2024

Congo

3.08 million thousands of hectares

in 2024

Austria rank

17th

Congo rank

19th

Forest certified for sustainable use over time

Austria
Congo

How they compare

Austria currently reports 3.38 million thousands of hectares against 3.08 million thousands of hectares in Congo, a difference of 298,770 thousands of hectares.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.

Austria ranks 17th and Congo ranks 19th of 246 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Congo	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	—
2000s	2.24 million thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	2.24 million thousands of hectares	Austria
2010s	2.85 million thousands of hectares	2.38 million thousands of hectares	473,708 thousands of hectares	Austria
2020s	3.29 million thousands of hectares	3.03 million thousands of hectares	268,646 thousands of hectares	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest certified for sustainable use, Austria or Congo?: Austria, at 3.38 million thousands of hectares against 3.08 million thousands of hectares in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between Austria and Congo?: 298,770 thousands of hectares, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Congo?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Austria and Congo rank globally for forest certified for sustainable use?: Austria ranks 17th and Congo ranks 19th of 246 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest certified for sustainable use
Unit: thousands of hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 3,444 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares).