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

0.2%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

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 Sudan: Share of global annual deforestation

Democratic Republic of Congo

3.3%

in 2020

Sudan

3.1%

in 2020

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

4th

Sudan rank

7th

Share of global annual deforestation over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Sudan

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 3.3% against 3.1% in Sudan, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Sudan ranks 7th 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	Democratic Republic of Congo	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.3%	1.7%	2.5%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	5.1%	2.0%	3.0%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	6.6%	2.8%	3.8%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	3.3%	3.1%	0.2%	Democratic Republic of Congo

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 Sudan?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 3.3% against 3.1% in Sudan as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of global annual deforestation between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan?: 0.2%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan rank globally for share of global annual deforestation?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Sudan ranks 7th 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.