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

4,833 hectares, with Malaysia ahead.

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

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Malaysia: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Democratic Republic of Congo

191,481 hectares

in 2024

Malaysia

196,314 hectares

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

7th

Malaysia rank

6th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 196,314 hectares against 191,481 hectares in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 4,833 hectares.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th and Malaysia ranks 6th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	86,285 hectares	285,795 hectares	199,509 hectares	Malaysia
2010s	146,728 hectares	348,295 hectares	201,567 hectares	Malaysia
2020s	177,392 hectares	196,081 hectares	18,689 hectares	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture-driven deforestation, Democratic Republic of Congo or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 196,314 hectares against 191,481 hectares in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture-driven deforestation between Democratic Republic of Congo and Malaysia?: 4,833 hectares, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Malaysia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Malaysia rank globally for agriculture-driven deforestation?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th and Malaysia ranks 6th 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.