What is the difference in agriculture-driven deforestation between Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo?

13,552 hectares, with Angola ahead.

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

24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Angola vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Angola

205,033 hectares

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo

191,481 hectares

in 2024

Angola rank

5th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

7th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Angola
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Angola currently reports 205,033 hectares against 191,481 hectares in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 13,552 hectares.

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Angola ranks 5th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th of 187 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
2000s	66,638 hectares	86,285 hectares	19,647 hectares	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	131,118 hectares	146,728 hectares	15,609 hectares	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	190,396 hectares	177,392 hectares	13,003 hectares	Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture-driven deforestation, Angola or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Angola, at 205,033 hectares against 191,481 hectares in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture-driven deforestation between Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 13,552 hectares, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for agriculture-driven deforestation?: Angola ranks 5th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.