Brazil vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Deforestation embedded in trade

Brazil

-196,178 hectares

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo

-333,833 hectares

in 2023

Brazil rank

177th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

178th

Deforestation embedded in trade over time

Brazil
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Brazil currently reports -196,178 hectares against -333,833 hectares in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 137,655 hectares.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Brazil ranks 177th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 178th of 178 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Deforestation embedded in trade
Unit: hectares
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 178 places, 3,320 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Deforestation driven by imported goods minus exported goods from agriculture and forest plantations. Net importers of deforestation are countries who contribute to net deforestation in other countries – the deforestation that they cause in other countries is given as a positive value.