What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Bolivia and Democratic Republic of Congo?

43,134 hectares, with Bolivia ahead.

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

35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bolivia vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Annual change in forest area

Bolivia

-239,760 hectares

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo

-282,894 hectares

in 2025

Bolivia rank

227th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

229th

Annual change in forest area over time

Bolivia
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports -239,760 hectares against -282,894 hectares in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 43,134 hectares.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Bolivia has been ahead every year.

Bolivia ranks 227th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 229th of 235 countries.

Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1990s	-268,827 hectares	-674,988 hectares	406,161 hectares	Bolivia
2000s	-169,642 hectares	-674,988 hectares	505,346 hectares	Bolivia
2010s	-186,568 hectares	-682,904 hectares	496,336 hectares	Bolivia
2020s	-237,070 hectares	-282,893 hectares	45,823 hectares	Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in forest area, Bolivia or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Bolivia, at -239,760 hectares against -282,894 hectares in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Bolivia and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 43,134 hectares, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Bolivia and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for annual change in forest area?: Bolivia ranks 227th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 229th of 235 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Annual change in forest area
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 8,225 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.