Congo - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Congo was 219,460 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 223,150 in 1990 and a minimum value of 219,460 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 223,150
1991 223,030
1992 222,910
1993 222,790
1994 222,670
1995 222,550
1996 222,430
1997 222,310
1998 222,190
1999 222,070
2000 221,950
2001 221,830
2002 221,710
2003 221,590
2004 221,470
2005 221,350
2006 221,230
2007 221,110
2008 220,990
2009 220,870
2010 220,750
2011 220,630
2012 220,510
2013 220,390
2014 220,270
2015 220,150
2016 220,030
2017 219,910
2018 219,760
2019 219,610
2020 219,460

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Congo was 64.26 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 65.34 in 1990, while its lowest value was 64.26 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 65.34
1991 65.31
1992 65.27
1993 65.24
1994 65.20
1995 65.17
1996 65.13
1997 65.10
1998 65.06
1999 65.03
2000 64.99
2001 64.96
2002 64.92
2003 64.89
2004 64.85
2005 64.82
2006 64.78
2007 64.75
2008 64.71
2009 64.68
2010 64.64
2011 64.61
2012 64.57
2013 64.54
2014 64.50
2015 64.47
2016 64.43
2017 64.40
2018 64.35
2019 64.31
2020 64.26

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use