Democratic Republic of Congo vs Mexico: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Democratic Republic of Congo

191,481 hectares

in 2024

Mexico

173,767 hectares

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

7th

Mexico rank

10th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 191,481 hectares against 173,767 hectares in Mexico, a difference of 17,714 hectares.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Mexico ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th and Mexico ranks 10th of 187 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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