Democratic Republic of Congo vs India: Annual deforestation
Democratic Republic of Congo
283,500 hectares per year
in 2020
India
588,000 hectares per year
in 2020
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
4th
India rank
2nd
Annual deforestation over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 588,000 hectares per year against 283,500 hectares per year in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 304,500 hectares per year.
That makes India's figure about 2.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and India ranks 2nd of 112 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 675,420 hectares per year | 384,000 hectares per year | 291,420 hectares per year | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 675,590 hectares per year | 629,500 hectares per year | 46,090 hectares per year | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 645,155 hectares per year | 665,100 hectares per year | 19,945 hectares per year | India |
| 2020s | 283,500 hectares per year | 588,000 hectares per year | 304,500 hectares per year | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual deforestation, Democratic Republic of Congo or India?
- India, at 588,000 hectares per year against 283,500 hectares per year in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual deforestation between Democratic Republic of Congo and India?
- 304,500 hectares per year, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and India?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and India rank globally for annual deforestation?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and India ranks 2nd of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.