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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Costa Rica: Imported deforestation

Democratic Republic of Congo
2,321 hectares
in 2023
Costa Rica
2,303 hectares
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
94th
Costa Rica rank
96th

Imported deforestation over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Costa Rica
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k200520142023

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 2,321 hectares against 2,303 hectares in Costa Rica, a difference of 18 hectares.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 94th and Costa Rica ranks 96th of 178 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Imported 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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Imported deforestation is the amount of deforestation in other countries that is driven by the production of food and forestry products that are imported. This is measured in hectares.