Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan was 8.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 8.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 68.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 8.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2000.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 108th out of 129 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +522.8% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 8.3% | +59.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 5.2% | 8.3% | 2 |
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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 proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 8.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 108th out of 129 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.9%. 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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