Forest land area fell 0.069% to 223 '000 sq km in Congo in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area in Congo reached an all time high of 227 '000 sq km in 1990 and an all time low of 223 '000 sq km in 2015. When compared to Congo's main peers, forest land area in Cameroon amounted to 188 '000 sq km, 222 '000 sq km in Central African Republic, 230 '000 sq km in Gabon and 1,526 '000 sq km in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2015.
Congo has been ranked 26th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of forest land area.
Forest 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 | '000 sq km | 586 | 585 | 584 | 582 | 581 | ||||||||||||||||
Cameroon | '000 sq km | 201 | 199 | 197 | 195 | 193 | ||||||||||||||||
Central African Republic | '000 sq km | 226 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | ||||||||||||||||
Chad | '000 sq km | 116 | 55.1 | 53.8 | 52.5 | 51.3 | ||||||||||||||||
Congo | '000 sq km | 224 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 224 | ||||||||||||||||
Dem. Republic of the Congo | '000 sq km | 1,544 | 1,541 | 1,538 | 1,535 | 1,532 | ||||||||||||||||
Equatorial Guinea | '000 sq km | 16.4 | 16.3 | 16.1 | 16.0 | 15.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Gabon | '000 sq km | 220 | 220 | 222 | 224 | 226 | ||||||||||||||||
Nigeria | '000 sq km | 94.5 | 90.4 | 86.3 | 82.2 | 78.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Sudan | '000 sq km | 700 | 272 | 271 | 269 | 267 | ||||||||||||||||
Zambia | '000 sq km | 496 | 495 | 493 | 491 | 490 |