Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Congo
Congo: Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre was 1.52 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.52 m3 per square kilometre
Change on year
down 21.4%
World rank
39th
of 183 countries
All-time high
2.72 m3 per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0.3748 m3 per square kilometre
in 1975
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
Congo recorded 1.52 m3 per square kilometre for roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 21.4% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in Congo peaked at 2.72 m3 per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3748 m3 per square kilometre, in 1975.
That places Congo 39th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Congo, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9408 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.05 m3 per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1963 | 1.24 m3 per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1964 | 1.57 m3 per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 1965 | 1.54 m3 per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 1.63 m3 per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 1.48 m3 per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1968 | 1.67 m3 per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1969 | 1.78 m3 per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 1.73 m3 per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 1.76 m3 per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 1.38 m3 per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 1973 | 0.9136 m3 per square kilometre | -34.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8111 m3 per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3748 m3 per square kilometre | -53.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4217 m3 per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 0.4539 m3 per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4881 m3 per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5069 m3 per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.8217 m3 per square kilometre | +62.1% |
| 1981 | 0.646 m3 per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5915 m3 per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5514 m3 per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 0.7329 m3 per square kilometre | +32.9% |
| 1985 | 0.8059 m3 per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 0.8404 m3 per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 1.66 m3 per square kilometre | +97.2% |
| 1988 | 2.58 m3 per square kilometre | +55.8% |
| 1989 | 2.52 m3 per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 2.14 m3 per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1991 | 1.66 m3 per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 1992 | 1.84 m3 per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 1.28 m3 per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7584 m3 per square kilometre | -40.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7438 m3 per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7564 m3 per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.45 m3 per square kilometre | +92.0% |
| 1998 | 1.87 m3 per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6179 m3 per square kilometre | -66.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8253 m3 per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 2001 | 1.41 m3 per square kilometre | +70.8% |
| 2002 | 1.33 m3 per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 2.27 m3 per square kilometre | +70.4% |
| 2004 | 2.47 m3 per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 2.17 m3 per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2006 | 1.93 m3 per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 1.9 m3 per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.84 m3 per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.51 m3 per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 1.78 m3 per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2011 | 2.31 m3 per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 2012 | 2.27 m3 per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.94 m3 per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2014 | 2.31 m3 per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2015 | 1.88 m3 per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2016 | 2.3 m3 per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 2017 | 2.72 m3 per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2018 | 2.61 m3 per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 2.08 m3 per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 2020 | 1.83 m3 per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 1.82 m3 per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.93 m3 per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 1.52 m3 per square kilometre | -21.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 1.52 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.011 m3 per square kilometre, 137.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Congo's 1.52 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0242 m3 per square kilometre, 62.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.43 m3 per square kilometre | 0.9408 m3 per square kilometre | 1.78 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8854 m3 per square kilometre | 0.3748 m3 per square kilometre | 1.76 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.18 m3 per square kilometre | 0.5514 m3 per square kilometre | 2.58 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.31 m3 per square kilometre | 0.6179 m3 per square kilometre | 2.14 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.77 m3 per square kilometre | 0.8253 m3 per square kilometre | 2.47 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.22 m3 per square kilometre | 1.78 m3 per square kilometre | 2.72 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.78 m3 per square kilometre | 1.52 m3 per square kilometre | 1.93 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8453 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.4756 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in Congo?
- Roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in Congo was 1.52 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 2.72 m3 per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3748 m3 per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Congo rank for roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 39th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roundwood — Export quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Roundwood — Export quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roundwood — Export quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Roundwood — Export quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.