Above-ground forest biomass in Congo
Congo: Above-ground forest biomass was 205.5 tonnes per hectare in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
205.5 tonnes per hectare
World rank
32nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
205.5 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
All-time low
205.5 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
Years of data
10
1990–2025
Above-ground forest biomass in Congo, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Congo recorded 205.5 tonnes per hectare for above-ground forest biomass in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, above-ground forest biomass in Congo peaked at 205.5 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 205.5 tonnes per hectare, in 1990.
That places Congo 32nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Above-ground forest biomass in Congo, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 205.5 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2000 | 205.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 205.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 205.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 198.8 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 198.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 198.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 198.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 205.5 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 205.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 205.5 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.22 tonnes per hectare, 2.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Congo's 205.5 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.44 tonnes per hectare, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 205.5 tonnes per hectare | 205.5 tonnes per hectare | 205.5 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2000s | 205.5 tonnes per hectare | 205.5 tonnes per hectare | 205.5 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2010s | 201.03 tonnes per hectare | 198.8 tonnes per hectare | 205.5 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2020s | 205.5 tonnes per hectare | 205.5 tonnes per hectare | 205.5 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 29 British Virgin Islands 209.63 tonnes per hectare compare
- 30 Malaysia 209.02 tonnes per hectare compare
- 31 Fiji 205.97 tonnes per hectare compare
- 33 Colombia 202.98 tonnes per hectare compare
- 34 Wallis and Futuna 198.71 tonnes per hectare compare
- 35 Micronesia (country) 197.61 tonnes per hectare compare
More environment data for Congo
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8453 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.4756 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above-ground forest biomass in Congo?
- Above-ground forest biomass in Congo was 205.5 tonnes per hectare in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 205.5 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 205.5 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for above-ground forest biomass?
- Congo ranks 32nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is above-ground forest biomass rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Above-ground forest biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare).