Forest land — Area in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Forest land — Area was 139,189 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 139,189 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 160,540 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 139,189 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 8th out of 231 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 157,502 1000 ha | 154,465 1000 ha | 160,540 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 150,752 1000 ha | 147,715 1000 ha | 153,790 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 143,242 1000 ha | 140,886 1000 ha | 147,040 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 139,896 1000 ha | 139,189 1000 ha | 140,604 1000 ha | 6 |
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More environment data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 16.19 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.16 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 50.42 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 18,510 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 361.16 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 36,710 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 234,541 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 226,705 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 16,516 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Forest land — area in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 139,189 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 160,540 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 139,189 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for forest land — area?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the 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.