Democratic Republic of Congo vs Myanmar: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Democratic Republic of Congo
-282,894 hectares
in 2025
Myanmar
-289,712 hectares
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
229th
Myanmar rank
230th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Myanmar
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports -282,894 hectares against -289,712 hectares in Myanmar, a difference of 6,818 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Myanmar ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 229th and Myanmar ranks 230th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -674,988 hectares | -435,037 hectares | 239,951 hectares | Myanmar |
| 2000s | -674,988 hectares | -351,944 hectares | 323,044 hectares | Myanmar |
| 2010s | -682,904 hectares | -295,012 hectares | 387,892 hectares | Myanmar |
| 2020s | -282,893 hectares | -289,712 hectares | 6,819 hectares | Democratic Republic of Congo |
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, Democratic Republic of Congo or Myanmar?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at -282,894 hectares against -289,712 hectares in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Democratic Republic of Congo and Myanmar?
- 6,818 hectares, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Myanmar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Myanmar rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 229th and Myanmar ranks 230th 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.