Brazil vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Annual deforestation
Brazil
3.26 million hectares per year
in 2020
Democratic Republic of Congo
283,500 hectares per year
in 2020
Brazil rank
1st
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
4th
Annual deforestation over time
- Brazil
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 3.26 million hectares per year against 283,500 hectares per year in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 2.97 million hectares per year.
That makes Brazil's figure about 11.5 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 1st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th of 112 countries.