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Trees & air quality in Democratic Republic of the Congo
How much tree cover Democratic Republic of the Congo's major cities have, what their air quality is right now, and how many more trees each one needs. Every report covers the same 2 km area, so the cities compare like for like.
- Cities tracked
- 5
- National forest cover
- 54.2%vs 30% target
- Worst air right now
- KinshasaAQI 88
5 cities in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kinshasa
2 km around Kinshasa
Tree cover
0%
93.5K
trees needed
to reach 30%
Lubumbashi
2 km radius
Mbuji-Mayi
2 km around KANSHI
Tree cover
21%
28.6K
trees needed
to reach 30%
Kisangani
2 km radius
Kananga
2 km radius
Democratic Republic of the Congo as a whole
54.2% of Democratic Republic of the Congo was forested as of 2023, against a 30% benchmark. That already clears the benchmark — the city reports above show where cover is still thin locally. Source: World Bank (FAO).
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