Bolivia vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Bolivia
-239,760 hectares
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo
-282,894 hectares
in 2025
Bolivia rank
227th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
229th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Bolivia
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports -239,760 hectares against -282,894 hectares in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 43,134 hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Bolivia has been ahead every year.
Bolivia ranks 227th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 229th of 235 countries.
Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -268,827 hectares | -674,988 hectares | 406,161 hectares | Bolivia |
| 2000s | -169,642 hectares | -674,988 hectares | 505,346 hectares | Bolivia |
| 2010s | -186,568 hectares | -682,904 hectares | 496,336 hectares | Bolivia |
| 2020s | -237,070 hectares | -282,893 hectares | 45,823 hectares | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Bolivia or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Bolivia, at -239,760 hectares against -282,894 hectares in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Bolivia and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 43,134 hectares, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Bolivia ranks 227th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 229th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.