Congo vs Spain: Share of global forest area
Congo
0.5%
in 2025
Spain
0.5%
in 2025
Congo rank
31st
Spain rank
34th
Share of global forest area over time
- Congo
- Spain
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 31st and Spain ranks 34th of 235 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Congo or Spain?
- Congo, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Congo and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Spain?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Spain rank globally for share of global forest area?
- Congo ranks 31st and Spain ranks 34th 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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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.