What is the difference in share of global forest area between Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia?

1.1%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo

3.4%

in 2025

Indonesia

2.3%

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

6th

Indonesia rank

8th

Share of global forest area over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Indonesia

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 3.4% against 2.3% in Indonesia, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.5 times Indonesia's.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 8th of 235 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.7%	2.5%	1.2%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	3.6%	2.2%	1.3%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	3.4%	2.3%	1.1%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	3.4%	2.3%	1.1%	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global forest area, Democratic Republic of Congo or Indonesia?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 3.4% against 2.3% in Indonesia as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of global forest area between Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia?: 1.1%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia rank globally for share of global forest area?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 8th of 235 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 2026

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