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China vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Exported deforestation

China
86,523 hectares
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo
336,154 hectares
in 2023
China rank
4th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
1st

Exported deforestation over time

  • China
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 336,154 hectares against 86,523 hectares in China, a difference of 249,631 hectares.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 3.9 times China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was China ahead.

China ranks 4th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st of 178 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Exported deforestation
Unit
hectares
Source
Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,320 data points, 2005–2023
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Exported deforestation is the amount of annual deforestation that is driven by the production of food and forestry products that are exported for consumption in other countries. This is measured in hectares.