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Forest area — Republic of the Congo

Forest area in the Republic of the Congo in 2023 — 219,010 km². Ranked 28 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 1.9%.

2023 219,010 km² −0.07% vs 2022
World rank 28of 213
Period maximum 223,150 km²1990
Period minimum 219,010 km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Republic of the Congo, 1990–2023218,000220,000222,000224,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 223,150 km²1991: 223,030 km²1992: 222,910 km²1993: 222,790 km²1994: 222,670 km²1995: 222,550 km²1996: 222,430 km²1997: 222,310 km²1998: 222,190 km²1999: 222,070 km²2000: 221,950 km²2001: 221,830 km²2002: 221,710 km²2003: 221,590 km²2004: 221,470 km²2005: 221,350 km²2006: 221,230 km²2007: 221,110 km²2008: 220,990 km²2009: 220,870 km²2010: 220,750 km²2011: 220,630 km²2012: 220,510 km²2013: 220,390 km²2014: 220,270 km²2015: 220,150 km²2016: 220,030 km²2017: 219,910 km²2018: 219,760 km²2019: 219,610 km²2020: 219,460 km²2021: 219,310 km²2022: 219,160 km²2023: 219,010 km²
Change over the period: −4,140 (−1.86%) Average annual rate: -0.06 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Republic of the Congo 219,010 km²
World 40.35M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 6.15M km²
Middle Africa computed 2.82M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 5.76M km²
Forest area — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 219,010 −150 −0.07%
2022 219,160 −150 −0.07%
2021 219,310 −150 −0.07%
2020 219,460 −150 −0.07%
2019 219,610 −150 −0.07%
2018 219,760 −150 −0.07%
2017 219,910 −120 −0.05%
2016 220,030 −120 −0.05%
2015 220,150 −120 −0.05%
2014 220,270 −120 −0.05%
2013 220,390 −120 −0.05%
2012 220,510 −120 −0.05%
2011 220,630 −120 −0.05%
2010 220,750 −120 −0.05%
2009 220,870 −120 −0.05%
2008 220,990 −120 −0.05%
2007 221,110 −120 −0.05%
2006 221,230 −120 −0.05%
2005 221,350 −120 −0.05%
2004 221,470 −120 −0.05%
2003 221,590 −120 −0.05%
2002 221,710 −120 −0.05%
2001 221,830 −120 −0.05%
2000 221,950 −120 −0.05%
1999 222,070 −120 −0.05%
1998 222,190 −120 −0.05%
1997 222,310 −120 −0.05%
1996 222,430 −120 −0.05%
1995 222,550 −120 −0.05%
1994 222,670 −120 −0.05%
1993 222,790 −120 −0.05%
1992 222,910 −120 −0.05%
1991 223,030 −120 −0.05%
1990 223,150 — —

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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