Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 130,920 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Democratic Republic of Congo is 130,920 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 130,920 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 92,990 hectares, in 2010.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 94th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 102,106 hectares | 97,192 hectares | 107,020 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 94,700 hectares | 93,301 hectares | 96,100 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 102,884 hectares | 92,990 hectares | 115,934 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 125,140 hectares | 119,360 hectares | 130,920 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 58.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.5353 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 7.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 17.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0166 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 42.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0035 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.024 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 13.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Democratic Republic of Congo was 130,920 hectares 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 130,920 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 92,990 hectares in 2010.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 94th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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