Forest land area as a share of country land area rose 0% to 0.654% in Congo in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area as a share of country land area in Congo reached an all time high of 0.665% in 1990 and an all time low of 0.654% in 2015. When compared to Congo's main peers, forest land area as a share of country land area in Cameroon amounted to 0.398%, 0.356% in Central African Republic, 0.893% in Gabon and 0.673% in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2015.
Congo has been ranked 16th within the group of 168 countries we follow in terms of forest land area as a share of country land area, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
Forest Land Area (As % of Country Land Area) | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Angola | % | 0.470% | 0.469% | 0.468% | 0.467% | 0.466% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Cameroon | % | 0.426% | 0.421% | 0.417% | 0.412% | 0.407% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Central African Republic | % | 0.357% | 0.357% | 0.357% | 0.357% | 0.356% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Chad | % | 0.045% | 0.044% | 0.043% | 0.042% | 0.041% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Congo | % | 0.657% | 0.656% | 0.656% | 0.655% | 0.655% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 0.681% | 0.680% | 0.679% | 0.677% | 0.676% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Equatorial Guinea | % | 0.584% | 0.580% | 0.576% | 0.571% | 0.567% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Gabon | % | 0.854% | 0.854% | 0.862% | 0.869% | 0.877% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Nigeria | % | 0.104% | 0.099% | 0.095% | 0.090% | 0.086% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Sudan | % | 0.115% | 0.115% | 0.084% | 0.083% | 0.082% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Zambia | % | 0.668% | 0.665% | 0.663% | 0.661% | 0.659% | ... |