Africa Eastern and Southern vs Congo: Forest area (sq. km), per capita

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.0058 sq. km per person
in 2023
Congo
0.0354 sq. km per person
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
15th
Congo rank
12th

Forest area (sq. km), per capita over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Congo
00.020.040.060.080.1199020062023

How they compare

Congo currently reports 0.0354 sq. km per person against 0.0058 sq. km per person in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.0296 sq. km per person.

That makes Congo's figure about 6.1 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 15th and Congo ranks 12th of 47 groups.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Congo Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0137 sq. km per person 0.0828 sq. km per person 0.069 sq. km per person Congo
2000s 0.0102 sq. km per person 0.0609 sq. km per person 0.0507 sq. km per person Congo
2010s 0.0077 sq. km per person 0.0439 sq. km per person 0.0362 sq. km per person Congo
2020s 0.0061 sq. km per person 0.0368 sq. km per person 0.0306 sq. km per person Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area (sq. km), per capita, Africa Eastern and Southern or Congo?
Congo, at 0.0354 sq. km per person against 0.0058 sq. km per person in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area (sq. km), per capita between Africa Eastern and Southern and Congo?
0.0296 sq. km per person, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Congo?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Congo rank globally for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 15th and Congo ranks 12th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forest area (sq. km), per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
262 places, 8,671 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.