Cambodia vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Annual change in forest area
Cambodia
-308,734 hectares
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo
-282,894 hectares
in 2025
Cambodia rank
232nd
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
229th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Cambodia
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports -282,894 hectares against -308,734 hectares in Cambodia, a difference of 25,840 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 232nd and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 229th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 3 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -22,379 hectares | -674,988 hectares | 652,609 hectares | Cambodia |
| 2000s | -19,497 hectares | -674,988 hectares | 655,491 hectares | Cambodia |
| 2010s | -253,757 hectares | -682,904 hectares | 429,147 hectares | Cambodia |
| 2020s | -289,611 hectares | -282,893 hectares | 6,718 hectares | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Cambodia or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at -282,894 hectares against -308,734 hectares in Cambodia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Cambodia and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 25,840 hectares, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cambodia and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Cambodia ranks 232nd 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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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.