CountryPrimary
forest
extent
(2018)
Primary / Total
tree cover
(2018)
Primary
forest loss
(2001-2018)
%
loss
Total
tree cover
(2018)
%
tree
cover
(2018)
Tree
cover loss
(2001-2018)
DR Congo100,227,21453.0%4,352,8494.2%189,337,42481.2%12,836,705
Gabon22,443,92192.0%225,6031.0%24,461,64392.4%385,004
Republic of Congo20,860,12680.0%293,0531.4%26,139,75076.4%680,957
Cameroon18,521,98162.0%553,6532.9%29,665,18463.6%1,161,442
Central African Republic7,220,06415.0%143,0641.9%46,838,77475.5%693,507
Equatorial Guinea2,191,64086.0%54,5042.4%2,553,88294.5%103,452

This data is from Global Forest Watch 2019 using a 30 percent tree cover thresh hold as the definition of "forest". All figures are hectares. The data includes tropical forest cover ranging from tropical dry forests to tropical rainforests.

Tree cover and primary forest loss in Congo Basin countries, 2002-2019.




 

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