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

73,090 thousands of hectares, with Spain ahead.

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

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.

Congo vs Spain: Forest certified for sustainable use

Congo

3.08 million thousands of hectares

in 2024

Spain

3.15 million thousands of hectares

in 2024

Congo rank

19th

Spain rank

18th

Forest certified for sustainable use over time

Congo
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 3.15 million thousands of hectares against 3.08 million thousands of hectares in Congo, a difference of 73,090 thousands of hectares.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.

Congo ranks 19th and Spain ranks 18th of 246 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	—
2000s	0 thousands of hectares	253,690 thousands of hectares	253,690 thousands of hectares	Spain
2010s	2.38 million thousands of hectares	2.05 million thousands of hectares	327,753 thousands of hectares	Congo
2020s	3.03 million thousands of hectares	2.79 million thousands of hectares	233,588 thousands of hectares	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest certified for sustainable use, Congo or Spain?: Spain, at 3.15 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 Congo and Spain?: 73,090 thousands of hectares, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Spain?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Congo and Spain rank globally for forest certified for sustainable use?: Congo ranks 19th and Spain ranks 18th 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).