Democratic Republic of Congo vs United States: Share of global forest area

Democratic Republic of Congo

3.4%

in 2025

United States

7.5%

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

6th

United States rank

4th

Share of global forest area over time

United States currently reports 7.5% against 3.4% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 4.1%.

That makes United States's figure about 2.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and United States ranks 4th 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.