Agriculture-driven deforestation in Congo
Congo: Agriculture-driven deforestation was 6,340 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture-driven deforestation in Congo, 2001–2024
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Congo recorded 6,340 hectares for agriculture-driven deforestation in 2024.
That represents a change of up 31.6% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture-driven deforestation in Congo peaked at 8,049 hectares in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,867 hectares, in 2004.
That places Congo 50th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,342 hectares | 1,867 hectares | 4,827 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 6,245 hectares | 4,553 hectares | 8,049 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,638 hectares | 4,816 hectares | 6,699 hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 47 Kenya 9,634 hectares compare
- 48 Dominican Republic 9,293 hectares compare
- 49 Costa Rica 7,308 hectares compare
- 51 Papua New Guinea 5,420 hectares compare
- 52 Guinea-Bissau 4,696 hectares compare
- 53 Australia 4,652 hectares compare
More environment data for Congo
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 24.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.89 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4604 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4601 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 13.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 14.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0052 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0073 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.7254 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture-driven deforestation in Congo?
- Agriculture-driven deforestation in Congo was 6,340 hectares in 2024, according to Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 8,049 hectares in 2010.
- What is the lowest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,867 hectares in 2004.
- How does Congo rank for agriculture-driven deforestation?
- Congo ranks 50th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture-driven deforestation rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.