Congo vs Sudan: Share of global forest area
Congo
0.5%
in 2025
Sudan
0.5%
in 2025
Congo rank
31st
Sudan rank
30th
Share of global forest area over time
- Congo
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Congo, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 31st and Sudan ranks 30th of 235 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Congo or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Congo and Sudan?
- 0.0%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sudan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Sudan rank globally for share of global forest area?
- Congo ranks 31st and Sudan ranks 30th 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.