Primary Forest — Area in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Primary Forest — Area was 100,216 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary Forest — Area in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 100,216 1000 ha for primary forest — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 115,589 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 100,216 1000 ha, in 2025.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 5th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 113,402 1000 ha | 111,215 1000 ha | 115,589 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 108,542 1000 ha | 106,355 1000 ha | 110,729 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 103,134 1000 ha | 101,438 1000 ha | 105,869 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 100,725 1000 ha | 100,216 1000 ha | 101,235 1000 ha | 6 |
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More environment data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 16.19 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.16 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 50.42 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 18,510 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 361.16 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 36,710 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 234,541 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 226,705 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 16,516 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest — area in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Primary forest — area in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 100,216 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 115,589 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,216 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for primary forest — area?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 5th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 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.