Environment in Congo 2,013 indicators covering environment for Congo. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 154.95 % 2023 down 23.1% 22nd Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 239.3 % 2023 down 48.8% 20th Arable land use per person 0.089 hectares per person 2023 down 21.4% 118th Forest area 21.85 million hectares 2025 down 0.3% 31st Share of global forest area 0.5% 2025 up 0.7% 31st Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index 0.5075 2023 up 214.2% 31st Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 96.8% 158th Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.8229 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 79.5% 28th Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0.4804 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 74.7% 26th Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 88.4% 142nd Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 93.8% 152nd Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 85.6% 139th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 691.4% 57th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 3,137.9% 95th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 3,179.4% 92nd Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 1,241.9% 119th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 1,265.5% 117th Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 3,058.1% 113th Plywood and LVL — Production 8,062 m3 2024 down 71.2% 96th Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate -10.26 % change on previous year 2024 — 143rd Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 66.7% 139th Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 194.0% 141st Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person 2024 up 869.0% 154th Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0 t per person 2024 up 3,566.7% 128th Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0013 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 90.7% 145th Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0014 t per square kilometre 2023 up 49.7% 142nd Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 44th Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 — 82nd Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 — 119th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 729.9% 52nd Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 — 44th Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate -74.77 % change on previous year 2024 down 138.0% 164th Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate -24.49 % change on previous year 2024 — 159th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.2595 m3 per person 2024 down 9.2% 68th Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.2595 m3 per person 2024 down 9.2% 81st Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.5648 m3 per person 2024 down 20.5% 43rd Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.5648 m3 per person 2024 down 20.6% 60th Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 — 91st Primary Forest — Area 12,931 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 17th Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 4 t 2024 down 82.6% 172nd Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 7 1000 USD 2024 down 70.8% 169th Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.5998 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 23.9% 27th Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 1.52 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 21.5% 39th Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 602.9% 160th Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 3,889.7% 132nd Recovered paper — Import quantity 184 t 2024 down 87.4% 136th Recovered paper — Import value 37 1000 USD 2024 down 95.9% 147th Annual change in forest area 14,000 hectares 2025 up 168.8% 23rd Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.1% 2025 up 169.0% 70th Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.1% 2025 up 169.0% 69th Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 14,000 hectares 2025 up 168.8% 23rd Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per capita 0 t per person 2024 — 99th Other paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 — 44th Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person 2024 down 100.0% 107th Other paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 — 94th Forest land — Area 21,854 1000 ha 2025 down 0.3% 38th Naturally regenerating forest — Area 21,720 1000 ha 2025 down 0.6% 34th Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land 99.39 % 2025 down 0.3% 59th Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 3,086.4% 132nd Veneer sheets — Import quantity, annual growth rate -31.25 % change on previous year 2024 up 68.5% 159th ← Previous Page 14 of 34 Next →