What is the difference in tree cover loss between Bolivia and Democratic Republic of Congo?

436,910 hectares, with Bolivia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Democratic Republic of Congo?

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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bolivia vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Tree cover loss

Bolivia

1.81 million hectares

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo

1.38 million hectares

in 2024

Bolivia rank

4th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

6th

Tree cover loss over time

Bolivia
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 1.81 million hectares against 1.38 million hectares in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 436,910 hectares.

That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.3 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Bolivia ranks 4th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th of 197 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
2000s	214,379 hectares	450,847 hectares	236,468 hectares	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	373,373 hectares	1.05 million hectares	673,439 hectares	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	818,077 hectares	1.29 million hectares	476,513 hectares	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss, Bolivia or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Bolivia, at 1.81 million hectares against 1.38 million hectares in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in tree cover loss between Bolivia and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 436,910 hectares, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Bolivia and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for tree cover loss?: Bolivia ranks 4th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tree cover loss. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tree cover loss
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: 197 places, 4,728 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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