What is the difference in forestland — area between Cabo Verde and Congo?

21,803 1000 ha, with Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cabo Verde and Congo?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

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.

Cabo Verde vs Congo: Forestland — Area

Cabo Verde

51.06 1000 ha

in 2025

Congo

21,854 1000 ha

in 2025

Cabo Verde rank

31st

Congo rank

29th

Forestland — Area over time

Cabo Verde
Congo

How they compare

Congo currently reports 21,854 1000 ha against 51.06 1000 ha in Cabo Verde, a difference of 21,803 1000 ha.

That makes Congo's figure about 428.0 times Cabo Verde's.

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

Cabo Verde ranks 31st and Congo ranks 29th of 31 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cabo Verde	Congo	Difference	Ahead
1990s	35.48 1000 ha	22,201 1000 ha	22,166 1000 ha	Congo
2000s	39.88 1000 ha	22,081 1000 ha	22,041 1000 ha	Congo
2010s	44.71 1000 ha	21,918 1000 ha	21,873 1000 ha	Congo
2020s	49.51 1000 ha	21,819 1000 ha	21,769 1000 ha	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forestland — area, Cabo Verde or Congo?: Congo, at 21,854 1000 ha against 51.06 1000 ha in Cabo Verde as of 2025.
What is the difference in forestland — area between Cabo Verde and Congo?: 21,803 1000 ha, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cabo Verde and Congo?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Cabo Verde and Congo rank globally for forestland — area?: Cabo Verde ranks 31st and Congo ranks 29th of 31 countries.
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: 12 August 2026

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).