Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Congo
Congo: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 29,947 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Congo, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Congo stood at 29,947 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Congo peaked at 30,015 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28,506 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places Congo 26th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Congo, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 28,506 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 29,134 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 29,325 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 29,198 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 29,218 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 29,212 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 29,347 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 29,310 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 29,458 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 29,530 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 29,494 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 29,572 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 29,684 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 29,758 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 29,710 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 29,802 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 29,905 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 29,955 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 29,943 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 29,952 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29,931 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 29,857 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 30,015 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 29,947 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 29,947 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,158 1000 ha, 13.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Congo's 29,947 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,469 1000 ha, 12.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29,190 1000 ha | 28,506 1000 ha | 29,458 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 29,735 1000 ha | 29,494 1000 ha | 29,955 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,940 1000 ha | 29,857 1000 ha | 30,015 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More environment data for Congo
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree-covered areas — area from modis in Congo?
- Tree-covered areas — area from modis in Congo was 29,947 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 30,015 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,506 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Congo rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
- Congo ranks 26th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.