Democratic Republic of Congo vs India: Share of global forest area

Democratic Republic of Congo

3.4%

in 2025

India

1.8%

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

6th

India rank

9th

Share of global forest area over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 3.4% against 1.8% in India, a difference of 1.6%.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.9 times India's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and India ranks 9th of 235 countries.

Indicator: Share of global forest area
Unit: %
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 8,460 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.