What is the difference in tree cover loss by dominant driver between Congo and Equatorial Guinea?

10.64 hectares, with Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Equatorial Guinea?

24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tree cover loss by dominant driver. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo vs Equatorial Guinea: Tree cover loss by dominant driver

Congo

232.94 hectares

in 2024

Equatorial Guinea

222.3 hectares

in 2024

Congo rank

58th

Equatorial Guinea rank

61st

Tree cover loss by dominant driver over time

Congo
Equatorial Guinea

How they compare

Congo currently reports 232.94 hectares against 222.3 hectares in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 10.64 hectares.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 58th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 61st of 186 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Equatorial Guinea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	372.92 hectares	376.84 hectares	3.92 hectares	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	507.45 hectares	641.37 hectares	133.92 hectares	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	202.18 hectares	217.89 hectares	15.71 hectares	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss by dominant driver, Congo or Equatorial Guinea?: Congo, at 232.94 hectares against 222.3 hectares in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in tree cover loss by dominant driver between Congo and Equatorial Guinea?: 10.64 hectares, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Equatorial Guinea?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Congo and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for tree cover loss by dominant driver?: Congo ranks 58th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 61st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tree cover loss by dominant driver. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 2026

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