Dem. Rep. of the Congo 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 2000Other forest statistics for Dem. Rep. of the Congo

  Area & Population
  Total Land Area (�000 ha) 1999	226,705
  Total Population ('000) 1999	50,335
  Population Density (population/sq km) 1999	22.2
  Population Growth Rate (%) 1995-2000	2.6
  Rural Population (%) 1999	70.0
  Economic Indicators
  GDP per capita (US$) 1997	114
  Annual growth rate (%) 1997	-5.7
  Forest Stats
  Total Forest Area ('000 ha) 2000	135,207
  Forest area (% of total land area) 2000	59.6
  Forest Area per capita (ha) 2000	2.7
  Forest Plantations ('000 ha) 2000	97
  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)	-

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