Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Congo
Congo: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 134,100 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in 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
Congo recorded 134,100 hectares for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.6% on the previous year and up 126.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Congo peaked at 134,100 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 59,100 hectares, in 1990.
That places Congo 93rd 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 | 59,100 hectares | 59,100 hectares | 59,100 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 59,100 hectares | 59,100 hectares | 59,100 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,100 hectares | 59,100 hectares | 59,100 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 96,600 hectares | 59,100 hectares | 134,100 hectares | 6 |
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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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Congo?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Congo was 134,100 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 134,100 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,100 hectares in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Congo ranks 93rd out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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