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DR Congo, Africa

Kinshasa

2024

Kinshasa is a city with a population of 10,327,351 and lies in the 5000 and above (Very High) density category. The city has an area of 598.59 km² with a total green space of 16% and a tree coverage of 10%. The city lies in the Torrid Zone of the world. The city has improved its Urban green space per capita when compared to Global Average and also improved its Percentage of urban area covered by trees when compared to previous year. Within Africa, 23.1% of cities are ranked lower than Kinshasa. There has been a positive increase in the greenness of city as compared to previous year, out of all the changes happening 70% of them are positive.

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Ratings

Rating
E

Urban Green Space

Percentage of urban green space
16%
Population density
0 people per km²
Distribution of urban green space
-
Urban area size
599 km²
Urban area population
10,327,351 (2024)