Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Congo
Congo: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Congo, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Congo stood at 0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 169.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Congo peaked at 0.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 2020.
Congo ranks 70th of 228 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | -0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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 change in forest area as a share of forest area in Congo?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Congo was 0.1% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 2020.
- How does Congo rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Congo ranks 70th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 169.0%. 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 change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.