Annual afforestation in Congo
Congo: Annual afforestation was 14,000 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual afforestation in Congo, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual afforestation in Congo is 14,000 hectares per year, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Congo peaked at 14,000 hectares per year in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per year, in 1990.
Congo ranks 13th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Annual afforestation in Congo, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 0 hectares per year | — |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per year | — |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per year | — |
| 2020 | 14,000 hectares per year | — |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 14,000 hectares per year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,000 hectares per year, 7.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Congo's 14,000 hectares per year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 805 hectares per year, 17.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 14,000 hectares per year | 14,000 hectares per year | 14,000 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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 annual afforestation in Congo?
- Annual afforestation in Congo was 14,000 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 14,000 hectares per year in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for annual afforestation?
- Congo ranks 13th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.