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Forest area — Democratic Republic of the Congo

Forest area in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2023 — 1,228,511 km². Ranked 7 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 18.4%.

2023 1.23M km² −0.89% vs 2022
World rank 7of 213
Period maximum 1.51M km²1990
Period minimum 1.23M km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990–20231.2M1.3M1.4M1.5M1.6M1990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 1,506,290 km²1991: 1,499,560 km²1992: 1,492,830 km²1993: 1,486,100 km²1994: 1,479,370 km²1995: 1,472,640 km²1996: 1,465,910 km²1997: 1,459,180 km²1998: 1,452,450 km²1999: 1,445,720 km²2000: 1,438,990 km²2001: 1,432,260 km²2002: 1,425,530 km²2003: 1,418,800 km²2004: 1,412,070 km²2005: 1,405,340 km²2006: 1,398,610 km²2007: 1,391,880 km²2008: 1,385,150 km²2009: 1,378,420 km²2010: 1,371,690 km²2011: 1,360,676 km²2012: 1,349,662 km²2013: 1,338,649 km²2014: 1,327,635 km²2015: 1,316,621 km²2016: 1,305,607 km²2017: 1,294,594 km²2018: 1,283,580 km²2019: 1,272,570 km²2020: 1,261,550 km²2021: 1,250,540 km²2022: 1,239,520 km²2023: 1,228,511 km²
Change over the period: −277,779 (−18.44%) Average annual rate: -0.62 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.23M km²
World 40.35M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 6.15M km²
Middle Africa computed 2.82M km²
Low-income countries computed 2.93M km²
Forest area — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 1.23M −11,009 −0.89%
2022 1.24M −11,020 −0.88%
2021 1.25M −11,010 −0.87%
2020 1.26M −11,020 −0.87%
2019 1.27M −11,010 −0.86%
2018 1.28M −11,014 −0.85%
2017 1.29M −11,014 −0.84%
2016 1.31M −11,014 −0.84%
2015 1.32M −11,014 −0.83%
2014 1.33M −11,014 −0.82%
2013 1.34M −11,014 −0.82%
2012 1.35M −11,014 −0.81%
2011 1.36M −11,014 −0.8%
2010 1.37M −6,730 −0.49%
2009 1.38M −6,730 −0.49%
2008 1.39M −6,730 −0.48%
2007 1.39M −6,730 −0.48%
2006 1.4M −6,730 −0.48%
2005 1.41M −6,730 −0.48%
2004 1.41M −6,730 −0.47%
2003 1.42M −6,730 −0.47%
2002 1.43M −6,730 −0.47%
2001 1.43M −6,730 −0.47%
2000 1.44M −6,730 −0.47%
1999 1.45M −6,730 −0.46%
1998 1.45M −6,730 −0.46%
1997 1.46M −6,730 −0.46%
1996 1.47M −6,730 −0.46%
1995 1.47M −6,730 −0.45%
1994 1.48M −6,730 −0.45%
1993 1.49M −6,730 −0.45%
1992 1.49M −6,730 −0.45%
1991 1.5M −6,730 −0.45%
1990 1.51M — —

Middle Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.23M AO Angola 649,422 GA Gabon 234,950 CF Central African Republic 222,130 CG Republic of the Congo 219,010 CM Cameroon 201,725 TD Chad 39,804 GQ Equatorial Guinea 24,233 ST Sao Tome and Principe 500
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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