Democratic Republic of Congo vs Peru: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Democratic Republic of Congo
-282,894 hectares
in 2025
Peru
-299,339 hectares
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
229th
Peru rank
231st
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Peru
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports -282,894 hectares against -299,339 hectares in Peru, a difference of 16,445 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Peru ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 229th and Peru ranks 231st of 235 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -674,988 hectares | -299,337 hectares | 375,651 hectares | Peru |
| 2000s | -674,988 hectares | -299,338 hectares | 375,650 hectares | Peru |
| 2010s | -682,904 hectares | -251,444 hectares | 431,460 hectares | Peru |
| 2020s | -282,893 hectares | -279,383 hectares | 3,510 hectares | Peru |
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 Peru?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at -282,894 hectares against -299,339 hectares in Peru 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 Peru?
- 16,445 hectares, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Peru?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Peru rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 229th and Peru ranks 231st 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.