Angola vs Congo - Brazzaville: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 51.2% in Angola and 64% in Congo - Brazzaville, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Congo - Brazzaville, by 12.8 percentage points, or 1.25 times that in Angola.
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% of land · FAO
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 51.2 2024 | 55.2 | 54 of 209 |
| Congo - Brazzaville | 64 2024 | 64.2 | 25 of 209 |
| World | 31.1 2023 | 31.4 |
What the numbers say
- Congo - Brazzaville has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, Angola ranked 54 and Congo - Brazzaville ranked 25 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | Angola | Congo - Brazzaville | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 51.2 | 64 | – |
| 2023 | 51.6 | 63.9 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 52 | 63.9 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 52.4 | 63.8 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 52.8 | 63.8 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 53.2 | 63.9 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 53.6 | 63.9 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 54 | 64 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 54.4 | 64.1 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 54.8 | 64.2 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 55.2 | 64.2 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 55.7 | 64.3 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 56.1 | 64.4 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 56.5 | 64.4 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 56.9 | 64.5 | 32 |
| 2009 | 57.3 | 64.5 | 32 |
| 2008 | 57.7 | 64.5 | 32 |
| 2007 | 58.1 | 64.6 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 58.5 | 64.6 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 58.9 | 64.6 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 59.3 | 64.7 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 59.7 | 64.7 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 60.2 | 64.8 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 60.6 | 64.8 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 61 | 64.8 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 61.1 | 64.9 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 61.2 | 64.9 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 61.3 | 64.9 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 61.5 | 65 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 61.6 | 65 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 61.7 | 65 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 61.8 | 65.1 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 62 | 65.1 | 33 |
| 1991 | 62.1 | 65.1 | – |
| 1990 | 62.2 | 65.2 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
- Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time