Which has higher agriculture-driven deforestation, Colombia or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 191,481 hectares against 189,845 hectares in Colombia as of 2024.

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

1,636 hectares, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia 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.

Colombia vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Colombia

189,845 hectares

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo

191,481 hectares

in 2024

Colombia rank

8th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

7th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Colombia
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 191,481 hectares against 189,845 hectares in Colombia, a difference of 1,636 hectares.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 8th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th of 187 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
2000s	190,962 hectares	86,285 hectares	104,677 hectares	Colombia
2010s	213,811 hectares	146,728 hectares	67,083 hectares	Colombia
2020s	225,688 hectares	177,392 hectares	48,296 hectares	Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture-driven deforestation, Colombia or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 191,481 hectares against 189,845 hectares in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture-driven deforestation between Colombia and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 1,636 hectares, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for agriculture-driven deforestation?: Colombia ranks 8th 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.