Forest land area fell 0.204% to 1,526 '000 sq km in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area in Dem. Republic of the Congo reached an all time high of 1,604 '000 sq km in 1990 and an all time low of 1,526 '000 sq km in 2015. When compared to Dem. Republic of the Congo's main peers, forest land area in Angola amounted to 579 '000 sq km, 222 '000 sq km in Central African Republic, 223 '000 sq km in Congo and 486 '000 sq km in Zambia in 2015.
Dem. Republic of the Congo has been ranked 6th 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | '000 sq km | 115 | 114 | 112 | 111 | 110 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | '000 sq km | 220 | 220 | 222 | 224 | 226 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | '000 sq km | 73.6 | 72.9 | 72.2 | 71.4 | 70.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | '000 sq km | 700 | 272 | 271 | 269 | 267 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | '000 sq km | 338 | 479 | 475 | 472 | 468 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | '000 sq km | 496 | 495 | 493 | 491 | 490 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | '000 sq km | 160 | 156 | 153 | 150 | 147 |
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