Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sudan: Annual deforestation

Democratic Republic of Congo
283,500 hectares per year
in 2020
Sudan
264,000 hectares per year
in 2020
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
4th
Sudan rank
7th

Annual deforestation over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 283,500 hectares per year against 264,000 hectares per year in Sudan, a difference of 19,500 hectares per year.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Sudan ranks 7th of 112 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual deforestation
Unit
hectares per year
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
112 places, 560 data points, 1990–2020
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