Congo vs Kenya: Exported deforestation
Congo
1,407 hectares
in 2023
Kenya
1,540 hectares
in 2023
Congo rank
48th
Kenya rank
46th
Exported deforestation over time
- Congo
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1,540 hectares against 1,407 hectares in Congo, a difference of 133 hectares.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Kenya ahead.
Congo ranks 48th and Kenya ranks 46th of 178 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 439.61 hectares | 6,860 hectares | 6,420 hectares | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1,893 hectares | 5,007 hectares | 3,113 hectares | Kenya |
| 2020s | 2,749 hectares | 3,295 hectares | 546.75 hectares | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exported deforestation, Congo or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 1,540 hectares against 1,407 hectares in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in exported deforestation between Congo and Kenya?
- 133 hectares, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Kenya?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Kenya rank globally for exported deforestation?
- Congo ranks 48th and Kenya ranks 46th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Exported deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.