Index of forest extent, Index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Index of forest extent, Index was 82.29 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Index of forest extent, Index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1992β2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 82.29 for index of forest extent, index in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, index of forest extent, index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 100 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 82.29, in 2023.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 190th out of 224 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.42 | 96.84 | 100 | 8 |
| 2000s | 94.36 | 92.34 | 96.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.57 | 85.25 | 91.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.4 | 82.29 | 84.51 | 4 |
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More climate change data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Share co2 vs population 4.23 (2100)
- Urban population 45.1% (2025)
- Urban population 50.90 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.0% (2025)
- Population, total 112.83 million (2025)
- Population growth 3.2% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 58.49 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 1.26 (2024)
- Per capita COβ emissions vs. per capita energy use 0.054 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share global cumulative co2 including land 0.9462 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is index of forest extent, index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Index of forest extent, index in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 82.29 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest index of forest extent, index recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1992.
- What is the lowest index of forest extent, index recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.29 in 2023.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for index of forest extent, index?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 190th out of 224 countries with data for 2023.
- Is index of forest extent, index rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Index of forest extent, Index (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides information on global climate and weather patterns, providing insights into temperature variations, land cover accounts, and shifts in mean sea levels.