Chad vs Congo - Kinshasa: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 3% in Chad and 61.5% in Congo - Kinshasa, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 58.6 percentage points, or 21 times that in Chad.
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% of land · FAO
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 3 2024 | 4 | 184 of 209 |
| Congo - Kinshasa | 61.5 2024 | 63.1 | 29 of 209 |
| World | 31.1 2023 | 31.4 |
What the numbers say
- Congo - Kinshasa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, Chad ranked 184 and Congo - Kinshasa ranked 29 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | Chad | Congo - Kinshasa | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 61.5 | – |
| 2023 | 3.1 | 61.7 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 3.2 | 61.8 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 3.3 | 61.9 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 3.4 | 62 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 3.5 | 62.2 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 3.6 | 62.3 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 3.7 | 62.4 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 3.8 | 62.5 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 3.9 | 62.6 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 4 | 63.1 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 4.1 | 63.5 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 4.2 | 64 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 4.3 | 64.4 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 4.4 | 64.9 | 32 |
| 2009 | 4.5 | 65.2 | 32 |
| 2008 | 4.5 | 65.5 | 32 |
| 2007 | 4.6 | 65.8 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 4.7 | 66.1 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 4.7 | 66.4 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 4.8 | 66.7 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 4.8 | 66.9 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 4.9 | 67.2 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 5 | 67.5 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 5 | 67.8 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 5.1 | 68.1 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 5.1 | 68.4 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 5.1 | 68.7 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 5.2 | 69 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 5.2 | 69.3 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 5.2 | 69.6 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 5.3 | 69.9 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 5.3 | 70.2 | 33 |
| 1991 | 5.3 | 70.5 | – |
| 1990 | 5.3 | 70.8 | – |
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