Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per square kilometre in Congo
Congo: Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per square kilometre was 0.0641 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per square kilometre in Congo, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per square kilometre in Congo stood at 0.0641 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per square kilometre in Congo peaked at 0.0653 units per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0641 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Congo 20th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per square kilometre in Congo, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0653 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.0652 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0652 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0652 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0651 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0651 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0651 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.065 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.065 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.065 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0649 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0649 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0649 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0648 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0648 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0647 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0647 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0647 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0646 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0646 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0646 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0645 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0645 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0645 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0644 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0644 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0644 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0643 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0643 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0642 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0642 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0641 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0641 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0261 units per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0641 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0224 units per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0652 units per square kilometre | 0.065 units per square kilometre | 0.0653 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0648 units per square kilometre | 0.0647 units per square kilometre | 0.065 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0645 units per square kilometre | 0.0643 units per square kilometre | 0.0646 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0642 units per square kilometre | 0.0641 units per square kilometre | 0.0643 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 17 Guinea-Bissau 0.0695 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Sweden 0.0687 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Japan 0.0684 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 South Korea 0.0641 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Dominica 0.0637 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Fiji 0.0635 units per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Congo
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 226,333 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 762.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 278.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 484.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.025 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per square kilometre in Congo?
- Forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per square kilometre in Congo was 0.0641 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0653 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0641 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Congo rank for forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 20th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per square kilometre rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest area, 1000 Hectares International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.