Dem. Rep. Congo - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 1,261,552 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,506,290 in 1990 and a minimum value of 1,261,552 in 2020.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 1,506,290
1991 1,499,560
1992 1,492,830
1993 1,486,100
1994 1,479,370
1995 1,472,640
1996 1,465,910
1997 1,459,180
1998 1,452,450
1999 1,445,720
2000 1,438,990
2001 1,432,260
2002 1,425,530
2003 1,418,800
2004 1,412,070
2005 1,405,340
2006 1,398,610
2007 1,391,880
2008 1,385,150
2009 1,378,420
2010 1,371,690
2011 1,360,676
2012 1,349,663
2013 1,338,649
2014 1,327,635
2015 1,316,621
2016 1,305,607
2017 1,294,594
2018 1,283,580
2019 1,272,566
2020 1,261,552

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 55.65 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 66.44 in 1990, while its lowest value was 55.65 in 2020.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 66.44
1991 66.15
1992 65.85
1993 65.55
1994 65.26
1995 64.96
1996 64.66
1997 64.36
1998 64.07
1999 63.77
2000 63.47
2001 63.18
2002 62.88
2003 62.58
2004 62.29
2005 61.99
2006 61.69
2007 61.40
2008 61.10
2009 60.80
2010 60.51
2011 60.02
2012 59.53
2013 59.05
2014 58.56
2015 58.08
2016 57.59
2017 57.10
2018 56.62
2019 56.13
2020 55.65

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use