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

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.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo

3.3%

in 2020

India

6.9%

in 2020

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

4th

India rank

2nd

Share of global annual deforestation over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
India

How they compare

India currently reports 6.9% against 3.3% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 3.6%.

That makes India's figure about 2.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and India ranks 2nd of 112 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and India in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	India	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.3%	2.4%	1.8%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	5.1%	4.7%	0.3%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	6.6%	6.9%	0.3%	India
2020s	3.3%	6.9%	3.6%	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global annual deforestation, Democratic Republic of Congo or India?: India, at 6.9% against 3.3% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of global annual deforestation between Democratic Republic of Congo and India?: 3.6%, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and India?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and India rank globally for share of global annual deforestation?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and India ranks 2nd 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.