Forest land — Share in Land area in Congo
Congo: Forest land — Share in Land area was 63.95 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Congo is 63.95 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Congo peaked at 65.17 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 63.79 %, in 2020.
Congo ranks 33rd of 249 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65.17 % | — |
| 1991 | 65.13 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 65.1 % | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 65.06 % | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 65.03 % | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 64.99 % | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 64.96 % | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 64.92 % | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 64.89 % | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 64.85 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 64.82 % | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 64.78 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 64.75 % | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 64.71 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 64.68 % | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 64.64 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 64.61 % | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 64.57 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 64.54 % | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 64.5 % | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 64.47 % | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 64.41 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 64.35 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 64.29 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 64.23 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 64.17 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 64.09 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 64.02 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 63.94 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 63.86 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 63.79 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 63.83 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 63.87 % | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 63.91 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 63.95 % | +0.1% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 63.95 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.45 %, 2.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Congo's 63.95 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22 %, 2.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.01 % | 64.85 % | 65.17 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.66 % | 64.5 % | 64.82 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.18 % | 63.86 % | 64.47 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.87 % | 63.79 % | 63.95 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 30 Cook Islands 64.96 % compare
- 31 Republic of Korea 64.37 % compare
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- 34 Panama 62.25 % compare
- 35 Slovenia 61.76 % compare
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More environment data for Congo
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8453 % 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 -0.4756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Congo?
- Forest land — share in land area in Congo was 63.95 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 65.17 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.79 % in 2020.
- How does Congo rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Congo ranks 33rd out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 — Share in 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.