Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 1.23 million Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 1.23 million Square kilometres for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 1.51 million Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.23 million Square kilometres, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.51 million Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 1.50 million Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.49 million Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.49 million Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.48 million Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.47 million Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.47 million Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.46 million Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.45 million Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.45 million Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.44 million Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.43 million Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.42 million Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.42 million Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.41 million Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.40 million Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.40 million Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.39 million Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.38 million Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.38 million Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.37 million Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.36 million Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.35 million Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.34 million Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.33 million Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.32 million Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.31 million Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.29 million Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.28 million Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.27 million Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.26 million Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.25 million Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.24 million Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.23 million Square kilometres | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.48 million Square kilometres | 1.45 million Square kilometres | 1.51 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.41 million Square kilometres | 1.38 million Square kilometres | 1.44 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 million Square kilometres | 1.27 million Square kilometres | 1.37 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 million Square kilometres | 1.23 million Square kilometres | 1.26 million Square kilometres | 4 |
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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 — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.22 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 50.42 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 361.16 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.16 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 16,516 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 1.23 million Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 million Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 million Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 1st out of 12 regions with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata