Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was -0.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
-0.2%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
174th
of 227 countries
All-time high
-0.2%
in 2016
All-time low
-0.7%
in 2015
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1991–2025

-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.21991200820251991: -0.422 %1992: -0.424 %1993: -0.426 %1994: -0.428 %1995: -0.429 %1996: -0.431 %1997: -0.433 %1998: -0.435 %1999: -0.437 %2000: -0.439 %2001: -0.441 %2002: -0.443 %2003: -0.445 %2004: -0.447 %2005: -0.449 %2006: -0.451 %2007: -0.453 %2008: -0.455 %2009: -0.457 %2010: -0.459 %2011: -0.688 %2012: -0.693 %2013: -0.697 %2014: -0.702 %2015: -0.707 %2016: -0.2 %2017: -0.2 %2018: -0.2 %2019: -0.201 %2020: -0.201 %2021: -0.202 %2022: -0.202 %2023: -0.202 %2024: -0.203 %2025: -0.203 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded -0.2% for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 71.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at -0.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.7%, in 2015.

That places Democratic Republic of Congo 174th out of 227 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.4% -0.4% -0.4% 9
2000s -0.4% -0.5% -0.4% 10
2010s -0.5% -0.7% -0.2% 10
2020s -0.2% -0.2% -0.2% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo was -0.2% 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was -0.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was -0.7% in 2015.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 174th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 71.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic Republic of 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
227 places, 7,945 data points, 1991–2025
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Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.