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Congo: Forest area (sq. km)

218,538sq km · 2025-0.3% since 2015

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens. Annual figures for Congo from 1990 to 2025.

19902025

Every year

YearValue (sq km)Note
2025218,538
2024218,398
2023218,258
2022218,118
2021217,978
2020217,838
2019218,097
2018218,356
2017218,615
2016218,874
2015219,133
2014219,336.4
2013219,539.8
2012219,743.2
2011219,946.6
2010220,150
2009220,270
2008220,390
2007220,510
2006220,630
2005220,750
2004220,870
2003220,990
2002221,110
2001221,230
2000221,350
1999221,470
1998221,590
1997221,710
1996221,830
1995221,950
1994222,070
1993222,190
1992222,310
1991222,430
1990222,550

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Forest area (sq. km). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-forest-area (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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