THE CONGO
Congo Basin Map
By Rhett Butler
July 24, 2013
| Lowland rainforest cover | Gross annual deforestation (%) | Gross annual degradation (%) | ||||
| Country | (1000 ha) | (% of land) | 1990-2000 | 2000-2005 | 1990-2000 | 2000-2005 |
| Cameroon | 20037 | 42% | 0.10% | 0.17% | 0.08% | 0.14% |
| Congo | 20932 | 61% | 0.08% | 0.16% | 0.04% | 0.08% |
| CAR | 5833 | 9% | 0.09% | 0.10% | 0.04% | 0.05% |
| DRC | 107181 | 46% | 0.15% | 0.32% | 0.02% | 0.16% |
| Gabon | 22416 | 84% | 0.08% | 0.07% | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Eq Guinea | 2163 | 77% | 0.13% | 0.00% | 0.02% | 0.00% |
| Central Africa | 178562 | 44% | 0.13% | 0.26% | 0.07% | 0.14% |
| Data sources: Forest cover (Mayaux et al 2013); deforestation and degradation rates (COMIFAC 2012) | ||||||
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