Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Congo
Congo: Adjusted savings: net forest depletion was 3.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Congo, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Congo stood at 3.1%.
That represents a change of down 26.0% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Congo peaked at 13.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1985.
Congo ranks 17th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.7% | — |
| 1971 | 5.9% | -12.5% |
| 1972 | 5.3% | -9.5% |
| 1973 | 5.4% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 4.9% | -9.7% |
| 1975 | 3.6% | -25.1% |
| 1976 | 4.3% | +17.1% |
| 1977 | 5.4% | +25.4% |
| 1978 | 5.5% | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 5.0% | -9.0% |
| 1980 | 4.6% | -8.5% |
| 1981 | 2.8% | -38.2% |
| 1982 | 2.8% | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 2.4% | -12.4% |
| 1984 | 2.2% | -12.1% |
| 1985 | 2.1% | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 3.4% | +64.9% |
| 1987 | 3.3% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 5.0% | +51.0% |
| 1989 | 5.2% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 6.4% | +23.8% |
| 1991 | 4.5% | -29.3% |
| 1992 | 4.6% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 5.6% | +22.9% |
| 1994 | 8.2% | +44.4% |
| 1995 | 13.3% | +62.6% |
| 1996 | 8.6% | -35.2% |
| 1997 | 8.7% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 9.4% | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 6.8% | -27.2% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | -22.7% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | +29.3% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | +22.4% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -44.6% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -15.9% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -22.9% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +34.2% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +27.8% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +27.9% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -18.7% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -17.4% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +23.9% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -26.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.2% | 3.6% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 2.1% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.6% | 4.5% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 3.5% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.3% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.1% | 4.2% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Congo
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.79 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.01 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1285 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 256.24 current US$ per person (2020)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 73.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 147,488 current LCU per person (2020)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0855 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 170.37 constant 2015 US$ per person (2020)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 54,173 constant LCU per person (2020)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual -7.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Congo?
- Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Congo was 3.1% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net forest depletion recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net forest depletion recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1985.
- How does Congo rank for adjusted savings: net forest depletion?
- Congo ranks 17th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net forest depletion rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: net forest depletion (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net forest depletion is calculated as the product of unit resource rents and the excess of roundwood harvest over natural growth. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.