Deforestation Rates in
Dem. Rep. of the Congo

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Deforestation Figures for Dem. Rep. of the Congo




Key forest stats for Dem. Rep. of the Congo:
  • 59.6% of Dem. Rep. of the Congo's land area is covered with forest according to FAO figures from 2000
  • Dem. Rep. of the Congo lost an average of 532,000 hectares of forest per year between 1990 and 2000
  • Dem. Rep. of the Congo's average annual deforestation rate was 0.4% between 1990 and 2000



Other forest statistics for Dem. Rep. of the Congo
Area & Population
Total Land Area (�000 ha) 1999226,705
Total Population ('000) 199950,335
Population Density (population/sq km) 199922.2
Population Growth Rate (%) 1995-20002.6
Rural Population (%) 199970.0
Economic Indicators
GDP per capita (US$) 1997114
Annual growth rate (%) 1997-5.7
Forest Stats
Total Forest Area ('000 ha) 2000135,207
Forest area (% of total land area) 200059.6
Forest Area per capita (ha) 20002.7
Forest Plantations ('000 ha) 200097
Forest Change ('000 ha) 1990-2000-532
Forest Area Annual rate of change (%) 1990-2000-0.4


Forest Cover Statistics for 2000
Total Forest Area (�000 ha)135,207
Forest Cover (% of land)59.6
Plantations (�000 ha)97
Tropical Forest Cover (% of land)100%
Tropical Forest Cover ('000 ha) 135,207
Subtropical Forest Cover (% of land)0%
Subtropical Forest Cover ('000 ha) -
Temperate Forest Cover (% of land)0%
Temperate Forest Cover ('000 ha) -
Boreal/polar (% of land)0%
Boreal/polar ('000 ha) -


Dem. Rep. of the Congo:
Forest types (% of country�s forest area)
    Tropical: 100
  • Subtropical: 0
  • Temperate: 0
  • Boreal/polar: 0
Wood volume in forests
  • Yield (cubic meters per hectare)133
  • Total (million cubic metres):17 932
Wood biomass in forests
  • Total (metric tonnes per hectare)225
  • Total (million cubic metres):30 403

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All figures are dervied from THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS' State of the World�s Forests 2005.

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