Which has higher tree cover loss, Democratic Republic of Congo or Indonesia?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1.38 million hectares against 1.12 million hectares in Indonesia as of 2024.

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

256,190 hectares, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

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.

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

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.

Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Indonesia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	450,847 hectares	1.20 million hectares	744,420 hectares	Indonesia
2010s	1.05 million hectares	1.60 million hectares	548,292 hectares	Indonesia
2020s	1.29 million hectares	1.04 million hectares	255,033 hectares	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss, Democratic Republic of Congo or Indonesia?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1.38 million hectares against 1.12 million hectares in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in tree cover loss between Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia?: 256,190 hectares, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia rank globally for tree cover loss?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 7th 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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