Proportion of forest area certified under an independently verified ce in Congo
Congo: Proportion of forest area certified under an independently verified ce was 3.08 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of forest area certified under an independently verified ce in Congo, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Congo recorded 3.08 million for proportion of forest area certified under an independently verified ce in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area certified under an independently verified ce in Congo peaked at 3.08 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
That places Congo 19th out of 244 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.38 million | 1.91 million | 2.62 million | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.03 million | 2.99 million | 3.08 million | 5 |
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More environment data for Congo
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 24.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.89 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4604 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4601 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 13.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 14.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0052 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0073 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.7254 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area certified under an independently verified ce in Congo?
- Proportion of forest area certified under an independently verified ce in Congo was 3.08 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area certified under an independently verified ce recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 3.08 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area certified under an independently verified ce recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for proportion of forest area certified under an independently verified ce?
- Congo ranks 19th out of 244 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of forest area certified under an independently verified ce rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Proportion of forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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