Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate was -0.2025 % change on previous year in 2025. ▲ Rising
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded -0.2025 % change on previous year for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at -0.199 % change on previous year in 2018 and was at its lowest, -0.7013 % change on previous year, in 2016.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 182nd out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.4187 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.4205 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1993 | -0.4222 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1994 | -0.424 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1995 | -0.4258 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1996 | -0.4276 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1997 | -0.4295 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1998 | -0.4313 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1999 | -0.4332 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2000 | -0.4351 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2001 | -0.437 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2002 | -0.4389 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2003 | -0.4408 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2004 | -0.4428 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2005 | -0.4448 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2006 | -0.4468 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2007 | -0.4488 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2008 | -0.4508 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2009 | -0.4528 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2010 | -0.4549 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2011 | -0.4556 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2012 | -0.6828 % change on previous year | +49.9% |
| 2013 | -0.6882 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2014 | -0.6923 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2015 | -0.6978 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2016 | -0.7013 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2017 | -0.1993 % change on previous year | -71.6% |
| 2018 | -0.199 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2019 | -0.2001 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2020 | -0.2005 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2021 | -0.2016 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2022 | -0.2013 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2023 | -0.2017 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2024 | -0.2021 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2025 | -0.2025 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +71.6% | -0.7013 % change on previous year | -0.1993 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | -49.9% | -0.4556 % change on previous year | -0.6828 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4259 % change on previous year | -0.4332 % change on previous year | -0.4187 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.4439 % change on previous year | -0.4528 % change on previous year | -0.4351 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4971 % change on previous year | -0.7013 % change on previous year | -0.199 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2016 % change on previous year | -0.2025 % change on previous year | -0.2005 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 179 Trinidad and Tobago -0.1869 % change on previous year compare
- 180 Mexico -0.192 % change on previous year compare
- 181 Guinea-Bissau -0.2011 % change on previous year compare
- 183 Zambia -0.2157 % change on previous year compare
- 184 Colombia -0.2232 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Sri Lanka -0.2323 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 11.54 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,736 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,458 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,278 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 117.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,251 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 604.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 646.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.28 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo was -0.2025 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was -0.199 % change on previous year in 2018.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7013 % change on previous year in 2016.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 182nd out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.