What is the difference in imported deforestation between Democratic Republic of Congo and Mozambique?

52 hectares, with Mozambique ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Mozambique?

19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Imported deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Mozambique: Imported deforestation

Democratic Republic of Congo

2,321 hectares

in 2023

Mozambique

2,373 hectares

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

94th

Mozambique rank

92nd

Imported deforestation over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Mozambique

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 2,373 hectares against 2,321 hectares in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 52 hectares.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 94th and Mozambique ranks 92nd of 178 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6,123 hectares	1,178 hectares	4,945 hectares	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	13,384 hectares	2,187 hectares	11,197 hectares	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	7,328 hectares	1,958 hectares	5,370 hectares	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imported deforestation, Democratic Republic of Congo or Mozambique?: Mozambique, at 2,373 hectares against 2,321 hectares in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in imported deforestation between Democratic Republic of Congo and Mozambique?: 52 hectares, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Mozambique?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Mozambique rank globally for imported deforestation?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 94th and Mozambique ranks 92nd of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Imported deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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.