Forest area, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Forest area, annual growth rate was -0.2029 % change on previous year in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at -0.2029 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 71.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at -0.1993 % change on previous year in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.702 % change on previous year, in 2015.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 175th out of 228 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.
Forest area, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.4205 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.4222 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1993 | -0.424 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1994 | -0.4258 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1995 | -0.4276 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1996 | -0.4295 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1997 | -0.4313 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1998 | -0.4332 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1999 | -0.4351 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2000 | -0.437 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2001 | -0.4389 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2002 | -0.4408 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2003 | -0.4428 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2004 | -0.4448 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2005 | -0.4468 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2006 | -0.4488 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2007 | -0.4508 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2008 | -0.4528 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2009 | -0.4549 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2010 | -0.457 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2011 | -0.6828 % change on previous year | +49.4% |
| 2012 | -0.6882 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2013 | -0.6923 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2014 | -0.6978 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2015 | -0.702 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2016 | -0.1993 % change on previous year | -71.6% |
| 2017 | -0.1997 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2018 | -0.2001 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2019 | -0.2005 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2020 | -0.2002 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2021 | -0.2013 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2022 | -0.2017 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2023 | -0.2021 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2024 | -0.2025 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2025 | -0.2029 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's -0.2029 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is -0.4641 % change on previous year, 44% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's -0.2029 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3457 % change on previous year, 59% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +71.6% | -0.702 % change on previous year | -0.1993 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | -49.4% | -0.457 % change on previous year | -0.6828 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4277 % change on previous year | -0.4351 % change on previous year | -0.4205 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.4458 % change on previous year | -0.4549 % change on previous year | -0.437 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4719 % change on previous year | -0.702 % change on previous year | -0.1993 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2018 % change on previous year | -0.2029 % change on previous year | -0.2002 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 172 Trinidad and Tobago -0.1872 % change on previous year compare
- 173 Mexico -0.1925 % change on previous year compare
- 174 Guinea-Bissau -0.2015 % change on previous year compare
- 176 Zambia -0.2159 % change on previous year compare
- 177 Colombia -0.2235 % change on previous year compare
- 178 Sri Lanka -0.2324 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.26 % 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 5.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.338 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Forest area, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of Congo was -0.2029 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area, annual growth rate recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1993 % change on previous year in 2016.
- What is the lowest forest area, annual growth rate recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.702 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for forest area, annual growth rate?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 175th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.