Share global forest in Congo
Congo: Share global forest was 0.5278 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.5278
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
31st
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.5278
in 2025
All-time low
0.5124
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Congo, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share global forest in Congo stood at 0.5278. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Congo peaked at 0.5278 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5124, in 1990.
That places Congo 31st out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Share global forest in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5124 | — |
| 1991 | 0.5134 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5144 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5153 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5164 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5174 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5184 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5194 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5204 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5214 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5225 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5226 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5228 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5229 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5231 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5233 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5234 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5236 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5237 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5239 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.524 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.524 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5241 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5241 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5241 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5241 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5238 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5236 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5234 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5232 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.523 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.524 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5249 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5259 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5269 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.5278 | +0.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.5278 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0941, 5.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.5278 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1056, 5.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5169 | 0.5124 | 0.5214 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5232 | 0.5225 | 0.5239 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5238 | 0.5232 | 0.5241 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5254 | 0.523 | 0.5278 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More environment data for Congo
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0002 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0006 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 1.54 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 29.28 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Congo?
- Share global forest in Congo was 0.5278 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5278 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5124 in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for share global forest?
- Congo ranks 31st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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