Forest land — Area in Congo
Congo: Forest land — Area was 21,854 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Congo, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Congo is 21,854 1000 ha, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Congo peaked at 22,255 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 21,784 1000 ha, in 2020.
Congo ranks 33rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,201 1000 ha | 22,147 1000 ha | 22,255 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,081 1000 ha | 22,027 1000 ha | 22,135 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,918 1000 ha | 21,810 1000 ha | 22,015 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,819 1000 ha | 21,784 1000 ha | 21,854 1000 ha | 6 |
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More environment data for Congo
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 1,193 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 173 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 37 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 140 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 5,330 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 3,258 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 5,867 1000 USD (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity 6,120 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Congo?
- Forest land — area in Congo was 21,854 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 22,255 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,784 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Congo rank for forest land — area?
- Congo ranks 33rd out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.