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

3.01 million hectares, with Brazil ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil 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.

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
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

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.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.95 million hectares	450,847 hectares	2.50 million hectares	Brazil
2010s	2.98 million hectares	1.05 million hectares	1.94 million hectares	Brazil
2020s	3.35 million hectares	1.29 million hectares	2.06 million hectares	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss, Brazil or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Brazil, at 4.39 million hectares against 1.38 million hectares in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in tree cover loss between Brazil and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 3.01 million hectares, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for tree cover loss?: Brazil ranks 3rd 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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About this data

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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