Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per capita in Congo
Congo: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per capita was 0.0005 million t per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per capita in Congo, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per capita in Congo is 0.0005 million t per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per capita in Congo peaked at 0.0013 million t per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 million t per person, in 2025.
That places Congo 10th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per capita in Congo, year by year
| Year | million t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0013 million t per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0013 million t per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 million t per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 million t per person | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0011 million t per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 million t per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 million t per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0011 million t per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.001 million t per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.001 million t per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.001 million t per person | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 million t per person | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 million t per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 million t per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 million t per person | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 million t per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 million t per person | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 million t per person | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 million t per person | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 million t per person | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 million t per person | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 million t per person | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 million t per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 million t per person | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 million t per person | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 million t per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 million t per person | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 million t per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 million t per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 million t per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 million t per person | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 million t per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 million t per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 million t per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 million t per person | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0005 million t per person | -2.3% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0005 million t per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 million t per person, 38.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0005 million t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 million t per person, 32.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0011 million t per person | 0.001 million t per person | 0.0013 million t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 million t per person | 0.0007 million t per person | 0.001 million t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 million t per person | 0.0005 million t per person | 0.0007 million t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 million t per person | 0.0005 million t per person | 0.0005 million t per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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 land — carbon stock in living biomass, per capita in Congo?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per capita in Congo was 0.0005 million t per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0013 million t per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 million t per person in 2025.
- How does Congo rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per capita?
- Congo ranks 10th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 land — Carbon stock in living biomass divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.