Annual deforestation in Congo
Congo: Annual deforestation was 0 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
0 hectares per year
World rank
78th
of 112 countries
All-time high
25,900 hectares per year
in 2015
All-time low
0 hectares per year
in 2020
Years of data
5
1990–2020
Annual deforestation 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
In 2020, annual deforestation in Congo stood at 0 hectares per year. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation in Congo peaked at 25,900 hectares per year in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per year, in 2020.
That places Congo 78th out of 112 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,000 hectares per year | 12,000 hectares per year | 12,000 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 12,000 hectares per year | 12,000 hectares per year | 12,000 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 23,120 hectares per year | 20,340 hectares per year | 25,900 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 1 |
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More environment data for Congo
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 24.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.89 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4604 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4601 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 13.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 14.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0052 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0073 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.7254 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual deforestation in Congo?
- Annual deforestation in Congo was 0 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 deforestation recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 25,900 hectares per year in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per year in 2020.
- How does Congo rank for annual deforestation?
- Congo ranks 78th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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