Which has higher share of global annual deforestation, China or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 3.3% against 3.2% in China as of 2020.

What is the difference in share of global annual deforestation between China and Democratic Republic of Congo?

0.1%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of global annual deforestation

China

3.2%

in 2020

Democratic Republic of Congo

3.3%

in 2020

China rank

5th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

4th

Share of global annual deforestation over time

China
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 3.3% against 3.2% in China, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

China ranks 5th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th of 112 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.1%	4.3%	2.2%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	2.3%	5.1%	2.7%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	3.4%	6.6%	3.2%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	3.2%	3.3%	0.1%	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global annual deforestation, China or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 3.3% against 3.2% in China as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of global annual deforestation between China and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 0.1%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do China and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for share of global annual deforestation?: China ranks 5th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th of 112 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of global annual deforestation
Unit: %
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 112 places, 560 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.