Forestland — Area, per capita in Congo
Congo: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0034 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Congo, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area, per capita in Congo is 0.0034 1000 ha 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, forestland — area, per capita in Congo peaked at 0.0093 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
That places Congo 10th out of 191 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.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Congo, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0093 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0091 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0088 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0086 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0083 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0081 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0078 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0077 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0075 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0073 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.007 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0068 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0062 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.006 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0057 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0034 1000 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 16.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0034 1000 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 11.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0083 1000 ha per person | 0.0073 1000 ha per person | 0.0093 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | 0.007 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | 0.0038 1000 ha 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 forestland — area, per capita in Congo?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Congo was 0.0034 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0093 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Congo rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Congo ranks 10th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, 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 Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area 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
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.