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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Indonesia: Forest area

Democratic Republic of Congo
1.23 million sq. km
in 2023
Indonesia
903,166 sq. km
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
7th
Indonesia rank
8th

Forest area over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Indonesia
0500.0k1.0M1.5M199020062023

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1.23 million sq. km against 903,166 sq. km in Indonesia, a difference of 325,344 sq. km.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.4 times Indonesia's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 8th of 214 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest area (sq. km)
Unit
sq. km
Source
FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.