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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Peru: Forest area

Democratic Republic of Congo
1.23 million sq. km
in 2023
Peru
718,119 sq. km
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
7th
Peru rank
10th

Forest area over time

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

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1.23 million sq. km against 718,119 sq. km in Peru, a difference of 510,391 sq. km.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.7 times Peru'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 Peru ranks 10th 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.