Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 0.09 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted 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
The most recent figure for planted forest — share in forest land in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 0.09 %, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 0.09 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.06 %, in 1995.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 21st of 21 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.07 % | — |
| 1991 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.06 % | -14.3% |
| 1996 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.07 % | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.08 % | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 0.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.09 % | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.09 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.065 % | 0.06 % | 0.07 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.06 % | 0.06 % | 0.06 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.071 % | 0.06 % | 0.08 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0883 % | 0.08 % | 0.09 % | 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)
- 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 planted forest — share in forest land in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 0.09 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.09 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 % in 1995.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 21st out of 21 regions with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Planted 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.