Democratic Republic of Congo vs Malaysia: Tree cover loss by dominant driver

Democratic Republic of Congo

3,294 hectares

in 2024

Malaysia

4,931 hectares

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

7th

Malaysia rank

4th

Tree cover loss by dominant driver over time

Malaysia currently reports 4,931 hectares against 3,294 hectares in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 1,637 hectares.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.5 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Malaysia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th and Malaysia ranks 4th of 186 countries.

Indicator: Tree cover loss by dominant driver
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 4,195 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Tree cover loss due to the expansion and intensification of roads, settlements, urban areas, or other built infrastructure.