Primary Forest — Area in Congo
Congo: Primary Forest — Area was 12,931 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary Forest — Area in Congo, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Congo recorded 12,931 1000 ha for primary forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Congo peaked at 12,931 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12,931 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Congo 16th out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,931 1000 ha | 12,931 1000 ha | 12,931 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,931 1000 ha | 12,931 1000 ha | 12,931 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,931 1000 ha | 12,931 1000 ha | 12,931 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,931 1000 ha | 12,931 1000 ha | 12,931 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More environment data for Congo
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.31 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 50 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 29.28 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 93.87 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 10,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.96 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 102.51 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 5.16 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 550 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest — area in Congo?
- Primary forest — area in Congo was 12,931 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 12,931 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,931 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for primary forest — area?
- Congo ranks 16th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Primary Forest — 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.