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Argentina vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Drivers of deforestation

Argentina
31,700 hectares
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo
44,747 hectares
in 2023
Argentina rank
9th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
6th

Drivers of deforestation over time

  • Argentina
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 44,747 hectares against 31,700 hectares in Argentina, a difference of 13,047 hectares.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.4 times Argentina's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 9th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th of 166 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Drivers of deforestation
Unit
hectares
Source
Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 2,829 data points, 2001–2023
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Estimates of commodity-driven deforestation, measured in hectares per year. This includes deforestation caused by the production of agricultural products and forestry, which account for approximately 90% of the world's deforestation.