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

10 hectares, with Zambia ahead.

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

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 Zambia: Imported deforestation

Democratic Republic of Congo

2,321 hectares

in 2023

Zambia

2,331 hectares

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

94th

Zambia rank

93rd

Imported deforestation over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 2,331 hectares against 2,321 hectares in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 10 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 Zambia ranks 93rd 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	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6,123 hectares	1,379 hectares	4,744 hectares	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	13,384 hectares	3,519 hectares	9,865 hectares	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	7,328 hectares	1,733 hectares	5,595 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 Zambia?: Zambia, at 2,331 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 Zambia?: 10 hectares, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia rank globally for imported deforestation?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 94th and Zambia ranks 93rd 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.