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

1 hectares, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

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 Tajikistan: Imported deforestation

Democratic Republic of Congo

2,321 hectares

in 2023

Tajikistan

2,320 hectares

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

94th

Tajikistan rank

95th

Imported deforestation over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Tajikistan

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 2,321 hectares against 2,320 hectares in Tajikistan, a difference of 1 hectares.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 94th and Tajikistan ranks 95th 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	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6,123 hectares	180.64 hectares	5,942 hectares	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	13,384 hectares	243.94 hectares	13,140 hectares	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	7,328 hectares	1,228 hectares	6,101 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 Tajikistan?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 2,321 hectares against 2,320 hectares in Tajikistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in imported deforestation between Democratic Republic of Congo and Tajikistan?: 1 hectares, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Tajikistan?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Tajikistan rank globally for imported deforestation?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 94th and Tajikistan ranks 95th 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.