Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 99.91 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 99.91 %. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 99.94 % in 1994 and was at its lowest, 99.91 %, in 2021.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 1st out of 21 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 99.93 % | — |
| 1991 | 99.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 99.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.93 % | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.93 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.93 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.93 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.93 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.92 % | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.92 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.92 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.92 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.91 % | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.91 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.91 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.91 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.91 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.94 % | 99.93 % | 99.94 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.94 % | 99.94 % | 99.94 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.93 % | 99.92 % | 99.94 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.91 % | 99.91 % | 99.92 % | 6 |
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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 naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 99.91 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 99.94 % in 1994.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.91 % in 2021.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 1st out of 21 groups with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. 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.