Share of global forest area in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of global forest area was 3.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of global forest area in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 3.4% for share of global forest area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global forest area in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 3.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2025.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 6th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More environment data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 58.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.5353 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 7.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 17.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0166 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 42.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0035 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.024 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 13.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global forest area in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share of global forest area in Democratic Republic of Congo was 3.4% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global forest area recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of global forest area recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2025.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share of global forest area?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of global forest area rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.