Congo - Forest area as a share of land area

64.2 (%) in 2021

In 2021, forest area as a share of land area for Congo was 64.2 %. Forest area as a share of land area of Congo fell gradually from 64.9 % in 2002 to 64.2 % in 2021.

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What is forest area as a share of land area?

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

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