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Democratic Republic of Congo vs United States: Tree cover loss

Democratic Republic of Congo
1.38 million hectares
in 2024
United States
1.59 million hectares
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
6th
United States rank
5th

Tree cover loss over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 1.59 million hectares against 1.38 million hectares in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 218,930 hectares.

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

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and United States ranks 5th 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.