Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2)

Democratic Republic of the Congo
156,015 kt
in 2025
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
558,467 kt
in 2025
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
4th
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank
7th

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M199020072025

How they compare

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) currently reports 558,467 kt against 156,015 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 402,452 kt.

That makes Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)'s figure about 3.6 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 7th of 21 countries.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) Difference Ahead
1990s 369,228 kt 823,240 kt 454,012 kt Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2000s 369,247 kt 833,000 kt 463,753 kt Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2010s 374,824 kt 896,522 kt 521,698 kt Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2020s 156,116 kt 579,132 kt 423,016 kt Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2), Democratic Republic of the Congo or Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), at 558,467 kt against 156,015 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
402,452 kt, with Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank globally for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 7th of 21 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)
Unit
kt
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).