Caribbean vs Congo: Forestland — Area
Caribbean
8,398 1000 ha
in 2025
Congo
21,854 1000 ha
in 2025
Caribbean rank
29th
Congo rank
29th
Forestland — Area over time
- Caribbean
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 21,854 1000 ha against 8,398 1000 ha in Caribbean, a difference of 13,456 1000 ha.
That makes Congo's figure about 2.6 times Caribbean's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 29th 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 | Caribbean | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,983 1000 ha | 22,201 1000 ha | 15,218 1000 ha | Congo |
| 2000s | 7,569 1000 ha | 22,081 1000 ha | 14,512 1000 ha | Congo |
| 2010s | 8,174 1000 ha | 21,918 1000 ha | 13,744 1000 ha | Congo |
| 2020s | 8,376 1000 ha | 21,819 1000 ha | 13,443 1000 ha | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forestland — area, Caribbean or Congo?
- Congo, at 21,854 1000 ha against 8,398 1000 ha in Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forestland — area between Caribbean and Congo?
- 13,456 1000 ha, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Congo?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Caribbean and Congo rank globally for forestland — area?
- Caribbean ranks 29th 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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About this data
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).