# Forest area in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Forest area in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 61.5% in 2024. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `forest_area_share`
- Place id: `cd`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Share of land area under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters, productive or not, excluding tree stands in agricultural production systems and trees in urban parks and gardens. World Bank series from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
- Note: A share of land area, not of total area. For the area itself see land_area.
- Source: World Bank, Forest area, % of land area (AG.LND.FRST.ZS) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.FRST.ZS)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/world-bank
- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Forest area, % of land area (AG.LND.FRST.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/forest-area/democratic-republic-of-the-congo
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=forest_area_share&place=cd

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 61.5 |
| 2023 | 61.6 |
| 2022 | 61.8 |
| 2021 | 61.9 |
| 2020 | 62 |
| 2019 | 62.1 |
| 2018 | 62.3 |
| 2017 | 62.4 |
| 2016 | 62.5 |
| 2015 | 62.6 |
| 2014 | 63.1 |
| 2013 | 63.5 |
| 2012 | 64 |
| 2011 | 64.4 |
| 2010 | 64.9 |
| 2009 | 65.2 |
| 2008 | 65.5 |
| 2007 | 65.8 |
| 2006 | 66.1 |
| 2005 | 66.3 |
| 2004 | 66.6 |
| 2003 | 66.9 |
| 2002 | 67.2 |
| 2001 | 67.5 |
| 2000 | 67.8 |
| 1999 | 68.1 |
| 1998 | 68.4 |
| 1997 | 68.7 |
| 1996 | 69 |
| 1995 | 69.3 |
| 1994 | 69.6 |
| 1993 | 69.9 |
| 1992 | 70.2 |
| 1991 | 70.5 |
| 1990 | 70.8 |