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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Indonesia: Tree cover loss

Democratic Republic of Congo
1.38 million hectares
in 2024
Indonesia
1.12 million hectares
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
6th
Indonesia rank
7th

Tree cover loss over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Indonesia
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M200120122024

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1.38 million hectares against 1.12 million hectares in Indonesia, a difference of 256,190 hectares.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Indonesia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 197 countries.

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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
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Tree cover loss driven by all causes.