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

4.1%, with United States ahead.

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

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 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

Democratic Republic of Congo
United States

How they compare

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.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.7%	7.1%	3.4%	United States
2000s	3.6%	7.2%	3.7%	United States
2010s	3.4%	7.4%	4.0%	United States
2020s	3.4%	7.4%	4.1%	United States

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 United States?: United States, at 7.5% against 3.4% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of global forest area between Democratic Republic of Congo and United States?: 4.1%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and United States?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and United States rank globally for share of global forest area?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and United States ranks 4th 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.