Environment in Congo

2,029 indicators covering environment for Congo.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
People in rural areas not using an improved water source 850,757 people 2021 down 8.3% 53rd
Grassland — Area from MODIS 3,827 1000 ha 2024 down 3.6% 63rd
Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS 28.31 1000 ha 2024 up 11.3% 138th
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 54 1000 ha 2024 up 5.8% 96th
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS 29,947 1000 ha 2024 up 0.6% 26th
Mangroves — Area from MODIS 159.81 1000 ha 2024 down 4.5% 31st
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS 4.15 1000 ha 2024 down 30.6% 88th
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 133.65 1000 ha 2024 down 19.8% 50th
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS 1.54 1000 ha 2024 up 63.8% 116th
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS 0 1000 ha 2024 46th
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS 71.44 1000 ha 2024 up 9.3% 109th
Temporary crops — Area 428.29 1000 ha 2024 up 2.0% 132nd
Temporary fallow — Area 61.52 1000 ha 2024 down 9.4% 122nd
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area 60.19 1000 ha 2024 down 3.4% 95th
Other papers mainly for packaging — Import quantity 38 t 2024 up 375.0% 159th
Other papers mainly for packaging — Import value 64 1000 USD 2024 up 611.1% 147th
Case materials — Import quantity 1,728 t 2024 down 57.5% 154th
Case materials — Import value 1,252 1000 USD 2024 down 44.4% 154th
Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 215th
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity 2,732 t 2024 down 40.8% 163rd
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import value 3,548 1000 USD 2024 up 18.3% 161st
Cartonboard — Import quantity 830 t 2024 up 597.5% 156th
Cartonboard — Import value 2,068 1000 USD 2024 up 501.2% 150th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person 2024 down 100.0% 109th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 100.0% 109th
Further processed sawnwood (export/import) — Import value 37 1000 USD 2024 down 78.4% 199th
Further processed sawnwood, non-coniferous (export/import) — Import 29 1000 USD 2024 down 82.5% 180th
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity 26 t 2024 up 766.7% 187th
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export value 13 1000 USD 2024 up 333.3% 194th
Other articles of paper and paperboard, ready for use (export/import) 9 1000 USD 2024 up 200.0% 181st
Wrapping papers — Import quantity 136 t 2024 down 67.8% 179th
Wrapping papers — Import value 164 1000 USD 2024 down 58.3% 190th
Secondary processed paper products (export/import) — Export value 9 1000 USD 2024 down 80.0% 213th
Wooden wrapping and packaging material (export/import) — Import value 507 1000 USD 2024 up 1,136.6% 139th
Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita 0.0005 t per person 2024 down 21.4% 96th
Paper and paperboard — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 14.0% 91st
Wrapping papers — Export quantity 24 t 2024 up 700.0% 127th
Wrapping papers — Export value 6 1000 USD 2024 up 100.0% 153rd
Wood products for domestic/decorative use (export/import) — Import 432 1000 USD 2024 up 113.9% 148th
Special coated paper and pulp products (export/import) — Import value 981 1000 USD 2024 up 558.4% 154th
Household and sanitary paper, ready for use (export/import) — Import 12,762 1000 USD 2024 up 506.3% 106th
Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Import value 7,110 1000 USD 2024 up 105.7% 166th
Other paper and paperboard — Production, per capita 0.0005 t per person 2024 down 21.4% 95th
Other paper and paperboard — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 14.0% 88th
Secondary processed paper products (export/import) — Import value 46,064 1000 USD 2024 up 230.7% 135th
Other articles of paper and paperboard, ready for use (export/import) 25,210 1000 USD 2024 up 207.3% 112th
Other manufactured wood products (export/import) — Import value 439 1000 USD 2024 up 94.2% 180th
Builder's joinery and carpentry of wood (export/import) — Import value 4,382 1000 USD 2024 up 65.0% 132nd
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production 0 t 2024 25th
Change in the consumption of ozone-depleting substances 26.68 2021 down 41.4% 13th
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Export quantity 0 t 2024 159th
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 164th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Export quantity 0 t 2024 62nd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 65th
Case materials — Export quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 162nd
Case materials — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 167th
Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services 46 % 2021 up 9.5% 101st
Cartonboard — Export quantity 2 t 2024 unchanged 153rd
Cartonboard — Export value 7 1000 USD 2024 unchanged 155th
Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person 2024 down 100.0% 101st