Forest land — Share in Land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Forest land — Share in Land area was 61.52 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 61.52 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 70.81 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 61.52 %, in 2024.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 7th out of 21 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70.81 % | — |
| 1991 | 70.52 % | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 70.22 % | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 69.92 % | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 69.62 % | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 69.33 % | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 69.03 % | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 68.73 % | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 68.43 % | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 68.13 % | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 67.84 % | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 67.54 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 67.24 % | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 66.94 % | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 66.65 % | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 66.35 % | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 66.05 % | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 65.75 % | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 65.46 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 65.16 % | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 64.86 % | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 64.42 % | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 63.97 % | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 63.53 % | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 63.09 % | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 62.64 % | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 62.52 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 62.39 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 62.27 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 62.15 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 62.02 % | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 61.9 % | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 61.77 % | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 61.65 % | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 61.52 % | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.47 % | 68.13 % | 70.81 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.5 % | 65.16 % | 67.84 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.18 % | 62.15 % | 64.86 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.77 % | 61.52 % | 62.02 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.22 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 8.03 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 44.99 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,994 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.43 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 18,200 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Forest land — share in land area in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 61.52 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 70.81 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.52 % in 2024.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 7th out of 21 regions with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 — 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.