Americas vs Democratic Republic of the Congo: Forestland — Area

Americas
1.62 million 1000 ha
in 2025
Democratic Republic of the Congo
139,189 1000 ha
in 2025
Americas rank
4th
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
4th

Forestland — Area over time

  • Americas
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199020072025

How they compare

Americas currently reports 1.62 million 1000 ha against 139,189 1000 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 1.49 million 1000 ha.

That makes Americas's figure about 11.7 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 4th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th of 31 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Democratic Republic of the Congo Difference Ahead
1990s 1.77 million 1000 ha 157,502 1000 ha 1.61 million 1000 ha Americas
2000s 1.70 million 1000 ha 150,752 1000 ha 1.55 million 1000 ha Americas
2010s 1.67 million 1000 ha 143,242 1000 ha 1.52 million 1000 ha Americas
2020s 1.64 million 1000 ha 139,896 1000 ha 1.50 million 1000 ha Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forestland — area, Americas or Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Americas, at 1.62 million 1000 ha against 139,189 1000 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in forestland — area between Americas and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
1.49 million 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Americas and Democratic Republic of the Congo rank globally for forestland — area?
Americas ranks 4th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forestland — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).