Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 20,766 million t in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 20,766 million t for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 23,951 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 20,766 million t, in 2025.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 4th out of 21 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23,951 million t | — |
| 1991 | 23,850 million t | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 23,750 million t | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 23,649 million t | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 23,548 million t | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 23,448 million t | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 23,347 million t | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 23,246 million t | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 23,145 million t | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 23,045 million t | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 22,944 million t | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 22,843 million t | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 22,743 million t | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 22,642 million t | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 22,541 million t | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 22,440 million t | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 22,340 million t | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 22,239 million t | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 22,138 million t | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 22,038 million t | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 21,937 million t | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 21,787 million t | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 21,637 million t | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 21,487 million t | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 21,338 million t | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 21,188 million t | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 21,146 million t | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 21,103 million t | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 21,061 million t | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 21,019 million t | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 20,977 million t | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 20,934 million t | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 20,892 million t | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 20,850 million t | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 20,808 million t | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 20,766 million t | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,498 million t | 23,045 million t | 23,951 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,491 million t | 22,038 million t | 22,944 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,370 million t | 21,019 million t | 21,937 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,871 million t | 20,766 million t | 20,977 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 1 OECD 72,286 million t compare
- 2 Brazil 51,037 million t compare
- 3 Russian Federation 44,584 million t compare
- 4 Canada 20,007 million t compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 11,290 million t compare
- 6 Indonesia 11,152 million t compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 5,830 million t compare
- 7 China 10,126 million t compare
- 7 China, mainland 10,126 million t compare
- 7 Melanesia 4,516 million t 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 forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 20,766 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 23,951 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,766 million t in 2025.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th out of 21 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.