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

6,818 hectares, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

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.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo

-282,894 hectares

in 2025

Myanmar

-289,712 hectares

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

229th

Myanmar rank

230th

Annual change in forest area over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Myanmar

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports -282,894 hectares against -289,712 hectares in Myanmar, a difference of 6,818 hectares.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Myanmar ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 229th and Myanmar ranks 230th of 235 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
1990s	-674,988 hectares	-435,037 hectares	239,951 hectares	Myanmar
2000s	-674,988 hectares	-351,944 hectares	323,044 hectares	Myanmar
2010s	-682,904 hectares	-295,012 hectares	387,892 hectares	Myanmar
2020s	-282,893 hectares	-289,712 hectares	6,819 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, Democratic Republic of Congo or Myanmar?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at -282,894 hectares against -289,712 hectares in Myanmar as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Democratic Republic of Congo and Myanmar?: 6,818 hectares, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Myanmar?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Myanmar rank globally for annual change in forest area?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 229th and Myanmar ranks 230th 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.