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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Mozambique: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Democratic Republic of Congo
191,481 hectares
in 2024
Mozambique
228,172 hectares
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
7th
Mozambique rank
4th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 228,172 hectares against 191,481 hectares in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 36,691 hectares.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th and Mozambique ranks 4th of 187 countries.

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About this data

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

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