Congo vs Ethiopia: Drivers of deforestation

Congo
4,496 hectares
in 2023
Ethiopia
3,549 hectares
in 2023
Congo rank
34th
Ethiopia rank
36th

Drivers of deforestation over time

  • Congo
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 4,496 hectares against 3,549 hectares in Ethiopia, a difference of 947.38 hectares.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia's.

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

Congo ranks 34th and Ethiopia ranks 36th 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.