Australia vs Congo: Drivers of deforestation
Australia
4,457 hectares
in 2023
Congo
4,496 hectares
in 2023
Australia rank
35th
Congo rank
34th
Drivers of deforestation over time
- Australia
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 4,496 hectares against 4,457 hectares in Australia, a difference of 39 hectares.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 35th and Congo ranks 34th of 166 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,254 hectares | 559.9 hectares | 5,694 hectares | Australia |
| 2010s | 8,809 hectares | 2,068 hectares | 6,740 hectares | Australia |
| 2020s | 5,190 hectares | 4,677 hectares | 513.25 hectares | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drivers of deforestation, Australia or Congo?
- Congo, at 4,496 hectares against 4,457 hectares in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in drivers of deforestation between Australia and Congo?
- 39 hectares, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Congo?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Congo rank globally for drivers of deforestation?
- Australia ranks 35th and Congo ranks 34th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Drivers of deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.