Brazil vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Tree cover loss

Brazil

4.39 million hectares

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo

1.38 million hectares

in 2024

Brazil rank

3rd

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

6th

Tree cover loss over time

Brazil currently reports 4.39 million hectares against 1.38 million hectares in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 3.01 million hectares.

That makes Brazil's figure about 3.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 3rd and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th of 197 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

Tree cover loss driven by all causes.