Deforestation statistics for Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Demographic data

Population (2022)	89,561,403
Annual population growth rate (2022)	3.19%
Population density (people/sq km)	40
Net migration	23,861
Fertility rate	6
Median age	17
Urban population share	46%

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Land cover and land use change data

Land area (sq km): 2,267,050

Tree cover (30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 199281650.5
Tree cover extent as % of land area: 87.90%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 15897316.29
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 0.079773106

Tropical primary forest
Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha): 104,580,063
Primary forest extent as % of land area: 46.10%
Primary forest extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 52.50%

Primary forest loss from 2002-20 (ha): 5,318,708
Primary forest loss from 2002-20 as % of 2001 primary forest cover: 0.05085776

Primary forest extent in 2020 (ha): 99,261,355
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of land area: 43.80%
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of 2000 tree cover area: 50%

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Annual forest and tree cover data

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Tropical primary forest loss by year All figures in hectares

Year: Hectares
2002: 168,993
2003: 78,138
2004: 123,521
2005: 149,894
2006: 146,457
2007: 154,991
2008: 121,474
2009: 218,277
2010: 265,180
2011: 148,639
2012: 211,234
2013: 351,217
2014: 439,345
2015: 322,814
2016: 499,560
2017: 471,868
2018: 481,248
2019: 475,246
2020: 490,613

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Tree cover loss by year 30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares

Year: Hectares
2001: 455516.6578
2002: 514476.584
2003: 274739.9316
2004: 400044.1997
2005: 485292.7812
2006: 453170.5236
2007: 462903.2327
2008: 404830.6405
2009: 635215.0782
2010: 810712.2096
2011: 429540.0244
2012: 630999.4147
2013: 920604.0927
2014: 1337960.897
2015: 928115.5119
2016: 1381278.169
2017: 1467956.452
2018: 1373807.195
2019: 1220177.307
2020: 1309975.383

Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)

Sub-national admin area 1	Tree cover extent (2001) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha	Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha	Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha	Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) %
Bas-Uélé	14,622,641	128,383	145,802	219,123	352,684	845,993	5.8%
Kinshasa	393,040	11,942	11,607	18,234	26,167	67,951	17.3%
Kongo-Central	3,327,842	47,896	54,378	198,618	199,554	500,447	15.0%
Kwango	6,650,989	53,138	67,998	104,424	192,058	417,618	6.3%
Kwilu	4,746,560	59,127	88,273	147,946	290,771	586,116	12.3%
Lomami	2,843,781	28,381	51,289	24,950	38,862	143,481	5.0%
Lualaba	10,416,864	82,534	100,504	107,870	156,309	447,217	4.3%
Maï-Ndombe	11,067,031	128,576	132,662	211,544	318,167	790,949	7.1%
Maniema	11,851,129	180,343	187,518	288,983	421,176	1,078,019	9.1%
Mongala	5,455,660	91,938	170,426	314,858	450,784	1,028,005	18.8%
Nord-Kivu	5,388,876	67,672	83,742	134,429	205,220	491,063	9.1%
Équateur	9,751,756	56,409	94,962	169,883	281,084	602,339	6.2%
Nord-Ubangi	4,748,772	39,141	50,367	78,096	140,180	307,785	6.5%
Sankuru	9,517,676	107,834	165,952	266,851	527,577	1,068,215	11.2%
Sud-Kivu	5,462,296	92,760	93,359	167,444	249,449	603,013	11.0%
Sud-Ubangi	4,509,652	60,994	118,921	208,062	326,971	714,947	15.9%
Tanganyika	10,205,887	62,167	90,532	115,941	134,757	403,397	4.0%
Tshopo	19,825,302	186,681	224,158	454,639	645,901	1,511,378	7.6%
Tshuapa	13,241,532	66,556	100,822	143,367	317,660	628,405	4.7%
Haut-Katanga	9,441,256	78,141	112,995	151,615	219,529	562,280	6.0%
Haut-Lomami	7,577,995	88,871	83,572	65,874	80,923	319,240	4.2%
Haut-Uélé	8,872,866	88,119	98,504	165,522	300,926	653,072	7.4%
Ituri	5,626,255	48,433	61,017	97,812	219,532	426,794	7.6%
Kasaï-Central	4,935,707	118,711	140,522	155,870	286,568	701,671	14.2%
Kasaï-Oriental	290,779	10,080	19,812	13,615	16,857	60,364	20.8%
Kasaï	8,509,543	145,244	217,136	221,650	353,529	937,560	11.0%

Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1	Admin area 2	Tree cover extent (2000) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha	Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha	Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha	Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) %
Bas-Uélé	Aketi	2,367,983	9,657	15,547	23,790	36,426	85,420	3.6%
Bas-Uélé	Poko	1,400,642	11,055	15,762	23,850	41,254	91,921	6.6%
Bas-Uélé	Aketi (ville)	1,618	68	46	85	217	415	25.6%
Bas-Uélé	Ango	739,099	2,844	3,296	3,569	7,162	16,872	2.3%
Bas-Uélé	Bambesa	699,477	4,065	8,335	8,330	10,784	31,514	4.5%
Bas-Uélé	Bondo	2,283,009	15,138	20,323	30,159	38,831	104,451	4.6%
Bas-Uélé	Bondo (ville)	90	1	3	2	3	8	9.1%
Bas-Uélé	Buta	1,475,699	10,234	13,671	20,464	23,372	67,741	4.6%
Bas-Uélé	Dingila	133	1	8	3	4	16	11.6%
Kinshasa	Kinshasa	20,843	1,354	2,247	1,104	1,346	6,051	29.0%
Kongo-Central	Madimba	4,656	61	136	148	310	655	14.1%
Kongo-Central	Mbanza-Ngungu	3,162	37	40	200	300	577	18.2%
Kongo-Central	Moanda	82,993	450	1,510	8,113	5,833	15,906	19.2%
Kongo-Central	Moanda (ville)	973	0	6	1	1	8	0.8%
Kongo-Central	Seke-Banza	63,367	344	1,205	6,929	4,651	13,129	20.7%
Kongo-Central	Songololo	12,640	35	103	636	264	1,038	8.2%
Kongo-Central	Tshela	101,052	706	1,412	6,652	4,472	13,243	13.1%
Kongo-Central	Tshela (ville)	179	3	5	20	8	35	19.7%
Kongo-Central	Kasangulu	6,005	370	544	250	467	1,631	27.2%
Kongo-Central	Kimvula	13,650	350	1,243	903	1,803	4,299	31.5%
Kongo-Central	Lukula	114,060	514	1,897	12,047	7,555	22,013	19.3%
Kongo-Central	Lukula (ville)	567	1	9	58	27	95	16.7%
Kongo-Central	Luozi	14,042	161	409	1,295	834	2,699	19.2%
Kwango	Feshi	48,411	61	213	504	505	1,284	2.7%
Kwango	Kahemba	60,224	77	119	761	663	1,619	2.7%
Kwango	Kahemba (ville)	162	0	0	0	3	3	1.8%
Kwango	Kasongo-Lunda	279,723	1,609	1,979	4,815	11,839	20,242	7.2%
Kwango	Kasongo-Lunda (ville)	8	0	0	0	1	1	17.0%
Kwango	Kenge	209,601	2,574	5,996	7,481	11,936	27,987	13.4%
Kwango	Kenge (ville)	108	2	16	2	6	26	24.0%
Kwango	Popokabaka	66,401	1,012	1,820	2,800	5,229	10,861	16.4%
Kwilu	Bagata	209,273	3,071	6,242	6,017	10,887	26,217	12.5%
Kwilu	Kikwit	36	0	2	0	3	5	14.3%
Kwilu	Mangai	52	0	1	0	0	1	2.7%
Kwilu	Masi-Manimba	111,302	912	1,784	2,408	4,298	9,402	8.4%
Kwilu	Masi-Manimba (ville)	10	0	0	2	1	3	29.8%
Kwilu	Bandundu	3,881	10	18	31	78	138	3.6%
Kwilu	Bulungu	119,607	1,516	2,878	5,570	11,296	21,261	17.8%
Kwilu	Bulungu (ville)	5	0	0	0	0	0	2.9%
Kwilu	Dibaya-Lubwe	7	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kwilu	Gungu	62,178	330	423	1,051	2,865	4,669	7.5%
Kwilu	Idiofa	439,848	4,036	5,913	11,308	26,941	48,198	11.0%
Kwilu	Idiofa (ville)	131	2	2	5	17	25	19.5%
Lomami	Kabinda	64,915	490	750	1,077	2,546	4,864	7.5%
Lomami	Kamiji	976	43	192	94	74	403	41.3%
Lomami	Lubao	76,511	149	231	475	1,330	2,186	2.9%
Lomami	Luilu	18,536	775	2,871	970	1,330	5,946	32.1%
Lomami	Mwene-Ditu	8	3	0	0	1	4	48.1%
Lomami	Ngandajika	573	2	5	5	19	31	5.4%
Lualaba	Dilolo	10,889	528	683	480	1,032	2,723	25.0%
Lualaba	Kapanga	89,077	683	818	640	1,501	3,642	4.1%
Lualaba	Lubudi	534	8	14	19	31	72	13.4%
Lualaba	Mutshatsha	3,321	118	213	93	313	737	22.2%
Lualaba	Sandoa	57,810	1,350	2,519	1,615	2,446	7,929	13.7%
Maï-Ndombe	Bolobo	136,266	3,600	4,096	5,005	6,822	19,522	14.3%
Maï-Ndombe	Oshwe	3,873,730	5,651	7,340	17,778	20,044	50,813	1.3%
Maï-Ndombe	Yumbi	23,642	643	849	1,466	1,604	4,563	19.3%
Maï-Ndombe	Inongo	1,811,669	6,838	14,447	28,558	34,961	84,804	4.7%
Maï-Ndombe	Inongo (ville)	4,151	61	218	452	367	1,098	26.4%
Maï-Ndombe	Kiri	1,165,382	3,494	6,849	9,997	14,440	34,780	3.0%
Maï-Ndombe	Kutu	772,511	8,842	10,236	16,429	25,250	60,756	7.9%
Maï-Ndombe	Kwamouth	343,433	12,925	16,768	24,251	37,420	91,364	26.6%
Maï-Ndombe	Mushie	498,536	3,861	6,064	7,905	10,708	28,537	5.7%
Maï-Ndombe	Nioki	128	0	0	0	1	1	1.0%
Maniema	Kabambare	435,985	5,379	7,376	7,009	8,944	28,707	6.6%
Maniema	Namoya	525	44	99	43	100	285	54.3%
Maniema	Pangi	1,076,379	11,512	14,592	24,233	30,864	81,202	7.5%
Maniema	Punia	1,534,586	4,555	4,487	14,142	16,627	39,811	2.6%
Maniema	Punia (ville)	361	61	35	71	64	231	63.9%
Maniema	Kailo	1,895,188	8,268	16,499	29,719	39,564	94,051	5.0%
Maniema	Kalima	9,776	314	668	811	958	2,751	28.1%
Maniema	Kasongo	502,981	6,018	7,484	9,878	13,950	37,330	7.4%
Maniema	Kibombo	771,829	5,308	6,348	9,199	17,178	38,033	4.9%
Maniema	Lubutu	1,421,913	3,911	5,833	10,288	13,327	33,359	2.3%
Maniema	Lubutu (ville)	31	2	4	1	4	11	37.1%
Mongala	Bongandanga	2,110,362	7,018	12,694	31,990	59,673	111,376	5.3%
Mongala	Bumba	831,075	10,908	27,939	33,085	52,255	124,186	14.9%
Mongala	Bumba (ville)	674	2	33	14	20	69	10.2%
Mongala	Lisala	1,160,096	9,653	13,246	31,347	47,462	101,708	8.8%
Mongala	Lisala (ville)	930	0	2	6	9	17	1.9%
Nord-Kivu	Beni	624	103	92	115	5	315	50.5%
Nord-Kivu	Rutshuru (ville)	8	0	0	0	0	1	6.9%
Nord-Kivu	Walikale	2,159,851	4,712	6,942	14,658	26,017	52,329	2.4%
Nord-Kivu	Butembo	116	12	17	19	29	78	67.4%
Nord-Kivu	Lubero	1,059,412	11,497	23,924	29,882	43,478	108,781	10.3%
Nord-Kivu	Masisi	69,865	687	1,641	1,304	2,066	5,698	8.2%
Nord-Kivu	Nyiragongo	7,022	55	135	130	1,232	1,552	22.1%
Nord-Kivu	Oicha	194,804	4,502	7,600	7,014	8,982	28,098	14.4%
Nord-Kivu	Oïcha (ville)	30	1	3	1	1	6	19.9%
Nord-Kivu	Rutshuru	48,124	1,451	1,098	1,416	3,801	7,766	16.1%
Équateur	Basankusu	1,496,006	2,901	4,699	10,581	23,696	41,877	2.8%
Équateur	Basankusu (ville)	9,473	23	48	105	266	443	4.7%
Équateur	Bikoro	949,198	3,997	8,321	11,201	18,331	41,851	4.4%
Équateur	Bolomba	2,186,882	5,063	9,838	19,406	28,731	63,038	2.9%
Équateur	Bomongo	1,413,141	3,687	6,914	12,693	28,428	51,722	3.7%
Équateur	Ingende	1,554,652	5,770	10,052	16,238	24,043	56,104	3.6%
Équateur	Lukolela	636,651	1,585	5,259	8,242	9,982	25,069	3.9%
Équateur	Makanza	574,073	929	2,214	3,752	5,057	11,952	2.1%
Équateur	Mbandaka	43,448	204	493	1,047	1,647	3,391	7.8%
Nord-Ubangi	Bosobolo	225,286	973	1,358	2,768	4,791	9,889	4.4%
Nord-Ubangi	Businga	920,541	3,258	4,657	11,679	21,591	41,185	4.5%
Nord-Ubangi	Gbadolite	24,252	589	764	814	2,010	4,177	17.2%
Nord-Ubangi	Mobayi-Mbongo	459,349	1,936	2,346	3,001	6,350	13,632	3.0%
Nord-Ubangi	Mobayi-Mbongo (ville)	5	0	0	0	1	1	11.4%
Nord-Ubangi	Yakoma	1,106,365	6,659	10,908	10,846	26,785	55,199	5.0%
Sankuru	Bena-Dibele	2,889	3	3	11	26	43	1.5%
Sankuru	Tshumbe	2,078	0	0	1	7	9	0.4%
Sankuru	Katako-Kombe	1,540,391	6,358	18,412	31,022	61,910	117,702	7.6%
Sankuru	Kole	1,547,224	5,866	11,221	21,106	33,836	72,028	4.7%
Sankuru	Lodja	737,786	9,607	24,463	33,888	63,207	131,165	17.8%
Sankuru	Lodja (ville)	7,822	34	236	425	969	1,663	21.3%
Sankuru	Lomela	2,663,232	1,696	4,898	10,626	17,428	34,649	1.3%
Sankuru	Lubefu	473,908	1,456	3,597	5,879	15,667	26,599	5.6%
Sankuru	Lusambo	843,801	2,101	5,248	9,999	16,019	33,367	4.0%
Sud-Kivu	Uvira	11,580	132	330	345	736	1,542	13.3%
Sud-Kivu	Walungu	10,062	144	302	241	396	1,082	10.8%
Sud-Kivu	Bukavu	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Sud-Kivu	Fizi	156,366	1,288	1,711	5,447	8,952	17,398	11.1%
Sud-Kivu	Kabare	77,017	1,238	1,068	2,291	4,857	9,454	12.3%
Sud-Kivu	Kalehe	213,904	2,530	2,886	8,944	13,712	28,073	13.1%
Sud-Kivu	Mwenga	781,162	7,158	9,633	9,838	17,708	44,337	5.7%
Sud-Kivu	Shabunda	2,097,126	16,294	17,710	27,213	40,761	101,979	4.9%
Sud-Ubangi	Budjala	958,616	8,286	19,756	37,738	59,379	125,159	13.1%
Sud-Ubangi	Gemena	447,937	7,419	14,045	19,259	30,718	71,441	15.9%
Sud-Ubangi	Gemena (ville)	200	2	6	3	2	13	6.4%
Sud-Ubangi	Kungu	895,535	9,438	21,607	33,021	66,020	130,086	14.5%
Sud-Ubangi	Libenge	289,343	2,296	4,542	7,377	15,098	29,313	10.1%
Sud-Ubangi	Zongo	34,583	268	2,175	1,905	2,982	7,330	21.2%
Tanganyika	Kabalo	15,819	197	317	584	987	2,084	13.2%
Tanganyika	Nyunzu	93,364	153	368	881	838	2,239	2.4%
Tanganyika	Kalemie	80,261	1,172	1,572	4,075	2,963	9,781	12.2%
Tanganyika	Kongolo	73,769	484	682	1,132	1,790	4,087	5.5%
Tanganyika	Manono	16,711	214	98	203	477	991	5.9%
Tanganyika	Manono (ville)	25	0	0	0	0	0	0.6%
Tanganyika	Moba	5,770	29	16	37	143	226	3.9%
Tshopo	Bafwasende	4,639,112	7,851	10,042	19,958	32,482	70,333	1.5%
Tshopo	Yahuma	1,993,272	4,493	9,502	17,218	28,409	59,622	3.0%
Tshopo	Yangambi	785	4	6	4	6	21	2.6%
Tshopo	Banalia	2,019,224	6,347	8,797	25,674	38,179	78,997	3.9%
Tshopo	Basoko	1,990,671	3,514	7,886	17,747	33,768	62,916	3.2%
Tshopo	Basoko (ville)	1,656	11	47	96	123	276	16.7%
Tshopo	Isangi	1,045,037	10,950	19,781	45,634	69,733	146,098	14.0%
Tshopo	Isangi (ville)	314	15	21	34	47	118	37.5%
Tshopo	Kisangani	98,855	2,898	5,071	6,900	9,682	24,551	24.8%
Tshopo	Opala	2,372,253	6,358	14,924	28,695	32,196	82,172	3.5%
Tshopo	Ubundu	3,840,195	9,422	11,622	28,930	37,213	87,187	2.3%
Tshuapa	Befale	1,684,098	1,731	3,636	6,062	19,457	30,886	1.8%
Tshuapa	Boende	1,701,595	3,513	6,728	9,861	28,139	48,241	2.8%
Tshuapa	Boende (ville)	813	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Tshuapa	Bokungu	1,865,912	4,109	8,423	10,574	21,379	44,484	2.4%
Tshuapa	Djolu	1,647,924	4,593	8,103	10,793	35,447	58,936	3.6%
Tshuapa	Ikela	1,990,324	3,118	6,288	10,261	17,762	37,428	1.9%
Tshuapa	Monkoto	3,483,179	2,337	3,765	6,710	9,561	22,373	0.6%
Haut-Katanga	Mitwaba	740	1	0	0	0	2	0.3%
Haut-Katanga	Pweto	383	7	6	15	19	46	12.1%
Haut-Lomami	Bukama	10,014	238	209	157	144	747	7.5%
Haut-Lomami	Kabongo	36,921	1,560	1,008	946	1,739	5,251	14.2%
Haut-Lomami	Kamina	35,339	1,186	1,311	1,729	2,717	6,944	19.6%
Haut-Lomami	Kamina (ville)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Haut-Lomami	Kaniama	8,646	173	356	210	441	1,180	13.6%
Haut-Lomami	Malemba-Nkulu	14,278	390	363	563	904	2,221	15.6%
Haut-Uélé	Watsa	801,885	4,152	5,976	8,849	15,266	34,243	4.3%
Haut-Uélé	Watsa (ville)	59	2	4	2	4	12	19.8%
Haut-Uélé	Dungu	400,358	2,666	5,038	6,572	7,798	22,074	5.5%
Haut-Uélé	Dungu (ville)	77	1	6	6	9	22	28.0%
Haut-Uélé	Faradje	12,913	167	220	154	393	934	7.2%
Haut-Uélé	Isiro	603	2	11	20	67	99	16.5%
Haut-Uélé	Niangara	278,517	3,757	5,777	9,506	13,346	32,387	11.6%
Haut-Uélé	Rungu	515,621	5,343	7,975	12,598	23,889	49,804	9.7%
Haut-Uélé	Wamba	676,714	3,893	5,891	12,684	28,709	51,177	7.6%
Haut-Uélé	Wamba (ville)	2,379	84	139	176	391	791	33.2%
Ituri	Mambasa	3,383,717	12,516	19,902	28,779	81,558	142,755	4.2%
Ituri	Aru	11,982	452	593	748	1,522	3,315	27.7%
Ituri	Djugu	260,777	973	1,563	3,760	9,667	15,963	6.1%
Ituri	Irumu	297,300	2,609	11,279	25,583	64,143	103,615	34.9%
Ituri	Mahagi	18,188	15	37	187	2,256	2,494	13.7%
Kasaï-Central	Demba	412,344	5,111	10,039	17,836	27,201	60,187	14.6%
Kasaï-Central	Dibaya	17,621	729	1,143	873	1,202	3,948	22.4%
Kasaï-Central	Dimbelenge	676,588	4,196	7,907	16,936	26,464	55,504	8.2%
Kasaï-Central	Kananga	223	4	22	13	16	56	24.9%
Kasaï-Central	Kazumba	204,369	11,259	15,705	15,281	23,480	65,725	32.2%
Kasaï-Central	Luiza	111,390	2,581	3,201	1,946	4,402	12,129	10.9%
Kasaï-Oriental	Kabeya-Kamwanga	4,486	179	568	659	968	2,374	52.9%
Kasaï-Oriental	Katanda	1,659	4	11	123	296	434	26.2%
Kasaï-Oriental	Lupatapata	16,986	1,337	5,157	3,461	2,856	12,810	75.4%
Kasaï-Oriental	Miabi	21	0	0	1	0	1	5.1%
Kasaï-Oriental	Tshilenge	10	0	1	0	0	1	13.9%
Kasaï	Dekese	2,300,134	3,035	6,049	9,933	20,099	39,115	1.7%
Kasaï	Ilebo	692,083	6,387	11,898	15,274	23,989	57,548	8.3%
Kasaï	Ilebo (ville)	3,535	183	215	298	330	1,026	29.0%
Kasaï	Kamonia	314,064	14,341	25,252	21,399	31,093	92,085	29.3%
Kasaï	Luebo	485,230	6,409	11,699	15,220	22,285	55,614	11.5%
Kasaï	Luebo (ville)	1	0	0	0	0	0	11.1%
Kasaï	Mweka	1,257,028	11,204	31,314	44,695	64,651	151,863	12.1%
Kasaï	Tshikapa	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%

Primary forest loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1	Primary forest extent (2000) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-05) ha	Primary forest loss (2006-10) ha	Primary forest loss (2011-15) ha	Primary forest loss (2016-20) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-20) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-20) %
Bas-Uélé	8,967,751	53,063	76,990	110,251	158,053	398,357	4.4%
Kinshasa	20,843	1,354	2,247	1,104	1,346	6,051	29.0%
Kongo-Central	417,346	3,033	8,519	37,250	26,526	75,327	18.0%
Kwango	664,637	5,335	10,144	16,363	30,181	62,023	9.3%
Kwilu	946,329	9,877	17,263	26,393	56,386	109,920	11.6%
Lomami	161,520	1,463	4,049	2,622	5,299	13,433	8.3%
Lualaba	161,631	2,687	4,247	2,847	5,322	15,103	9.3%
Maï-Ndombe	8,629,448	45,914	66,866	111,840	151,617	376,238	4.4%
Maniema	7,649,554	45,372	63,425	105,394	141,580	355,771	4.7%
Mongala	4,103,137	27,581	53,913	96,442	159,419	337,356	8.2%
Nord-Kivu	3,539,856	23,020	41,453	54,538	85,612	204,624	5.8%
Équateur	8,863,526	24,159	47,839	83,264	140,182	295,445	3.3%
Nord-Ubangi	2,735,799	13,415	20,033	29,108	61,528	124,084	4.5%
Sankuru	7,819,129	27,122	68,078	112,956	209,068	417,224	5.3%
Sud-Kivu	3,347,218	28,784	33,640	54,319	87,122	203,865	6.1%
Sud-Ubangi	2,626,214	27,709	62,131	99,303	174,200	363,343	13.8%
Tanganyika	285,719	2,249	3,053	6,911	7,196	19,409	6.8%
Tshopo	18,001,375	51,863	87,700	190,890	281,838	612,291	3.4%
Tshuapa	12,373,845	19,401	36,943	54,260	131,744	242,349	2.0%
Haut-Katanga	1,123	8	6	15	19	48	4.3%
Haut-Lomami	105,199	3,547	3,247	3,604	5,945	16,342	15.5%
Haut-Uélé	2,689,127	20,066	31,037	50,567	89,872	191,543	7.1%
Ituri	3,971,965	16,565	33,375	59,057	159,145	268,142	6.8%
Kasaï-Central	1,422,536	23,880	38,017	52,886	82,765	197,548	13.9%
Kasaï-Oriental	23,162	1,520	5,737	4,243	4,121	15,621	67.4%
Kasaï	5,052,078	41,560	86,427	106,818	162,447	397,252	7.9%

Primary forest loss by year at the subnational area (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1	Admin area 2	Primary forest extent (2001) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-05) ha	Primary forest loss (2006-10) ha	Primary forest loss (2011-15) ha	Primary forest loss (2016-20) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-20) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-20) %
Bas-Uélé	Aketi	2,367,983	9,657	15,547	23,790	36,426	85,420	3.6%
Bas-Uélé	Poko	1,400,642	11,055	15,762	23,850	41,254	91,921	6.6%
Bas-Uélé	Aketi (ville)	1,618	68	46	85	217	415	25.6%
Bas-Uélé	Ango	739,099	2,844	3,296	3,569	7,162	16,872	2.3%
Bas-Uélé	Bambesa	699,477	4,065	8,335	8,330	10,784	31,514	4.5%
Bas-Uélé	Bondo	2,283,009	15,138	20,323	30,159	38,831	104,451	4.6%
Bas-Uélé	Bondo (ville)	90	1	3	2	3	8	9.1%
Bas-Uélé	Buta	1,475,699	10,234	13,671	20,464	23,372	67,741	4.6%
Bas-Uélé	Dingila	133	1	8	3	4	16	11.6%
Kinshasa	Kinshasa	20,843	1,354	2,247	1,104	1,346	6,051	29.0%
Kongo-Central	Madimba	4,656	61	136	148	310	655	14.1%
Kongo-Central	Mbanza-Ngungu	3,162	37	40	200	300	577	18.2%
Kongo-Central	Moanda	82,993	450	1,510	8,113	5,833	15,906	19.2%
Kongo-Central	Moanda (ville)	973	0	6	1	1	8	0.8%
Kongo-Central	Seke-Banza	63,367	344	1,205	6,929	4,651	13,129	20.7%
Kongo-Central	Songololo	12,640	35	103	636	264	1,038	8.2%
Kongo-Central	Tshela	101,052	706	1,412	6,652	4,472	13,243	13.1%
Kongo-Central	Tshela (ville)	179	3	5	20	8	35	19.7%
Kongo-Central	Kasangulu	6,005	370	544	250	467	1,631	27.2%
Kongo-Central	Kimvula	13,650	350	1,243	903	1,803	4,299	31.5%
Kongo-Central	Lukula	114,060	514	1,897	12,047	7,555	22,013	19.3%
Kongo-Central	Lukula (ville)	567	1	9	58	27	95	16.7%
Kongo-Central	Luozi	14,042	161	409	1,295	834	2,699	19.2%
Kwango	Feshi	48,411	61	213	504	505	1,284	2.7%
Kwango	Kahemba	60,224	77	119	761	663	1,619	2.7%
Kwango	Kahemba (ville)	162	0	0	0	3	3	1.8%
Kwango	Kasongo-Lunda	279,723	1,609	1,979	4,815	11,839	20,242	7.2%
Kwango	Kasongo-Lunda (ville)	8	0	0	0	1	1	17.0%
Kwango	Kenge	209,601	2,574	5,996	7,481	11,936	27,987	13.4%
Kwango	Kenge (ville)	108	2	16	2	6	26	24.0%
Kwango	Popokabaka	66,401	1,012	1,820	2,800	5,229	10,861	16.4%
Kwilu	Bagata	209,273	3,071	6,242	6,017	10,887	26,217	12.5%
Kwilu	Kikwit	36	0	2	0	3	5	14.3%
Kwilu	Mangai	52	0	1	0	0	1	2.7%
Kwilu	Masi-Manimba	111,302	912	1,784	2,408	4,298	9,402	8.4%
Kwilu	Masi-Manimba (ville)	10	0	0	2	1	3	29.8%
Kwilu	Bandundu	3,881	10	18	31	78	138	3.6%
Kwilu	Bulungu	119,607	1,516	2,878	5,570	11,296	21,261	17.8%
Kwilu	Bulungu (ville)	5	0	0	0	0	0	2.9%
Kwilu	Dibaya-Lubwe	7	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kwilu	Gungu	62,178	330	423	1,051	2,865	4,669	7.5%
Kwilu	Idiofa	439,848	4,036	5,913	11,308	26,941	48,198	11.0%
Kwilu	Idiofa (ville)	131	2	2	5	17	25	19.5%
Lomami	Kabinda	64,915	490	750	1,077	2,546	4,864	7.5%
Lomami	Kamiji	976	43	192	94	74	403	41.3%
Lomami	Lubao	76,511	149	231	475	1,330	2,186	2.9%
Lomami	Luilu	18,536	775	2,871	970	1,330	5,946	32.1%
Lomami	Mwene-Ditu	8	3	0	0	1	4	48.1%
Lomami	Ngandajika	573	2	5	5	19	31	5.4%
Lualaba	Dilolo	10,889	528	683	480	1,032	2,723	25.0%
Lualaba	Kapanga	89,077	683	818	640	1,501	3,642	4.1%
Lualaba	Lubudi	534	8	14	19	31	72	13.4%
Lualaba	Mutshatsha	3,321	118	213	93	313	737	22.2%
Lualaba	Sandoa	57,810	1,350	2,519	1,615	2,446	7,929	13.7%
Maï-Ndombe	Bolobo	136,266	3,600	4,096	5,005	6,822	19,522	14.3%
Maï-Ndombe	Oshwe	3,873,730	5,651	7,340	17,778	20,044	50,813	1.3%
Maï-Ndombe	Yumbi	23,642	643	849	1,466	1,604	4,563	19.3%
Maï-Ndombe	Inongo	1,811,669	6,838	14,447	28,558	34,961	84,804	4.7%
Maï-Ndombe	Inongo (ville)	4,151	61	218	452	367	1,098	26.4%
Maï-Ndombe	Kiri	1,165,382	3,494	6,849	9,997	14,440	34,780	3.0%
Maï-Ndombe	Kutu	772,511	8,842	10,236	16,429	25,250	60,756	7.9%
Maï-Ndombe	Kwamouth	343,433	12,925	16,768	24,251	37,420	91,364	26.6%
Maï-Ndombe	Mushie	498,536	3,861	6,064	7,905	10,708	28,537	5.7%
Maï-Ndombe	Nioki	128	0	0	0	1	1	1.0%
Maniema	Kabambare	435,985	5,379	7,376	7,009	8,944	28,707	6.6%
Maniema	Namoya	525	44	99	43	100	285	54.3%
Maniema	Pangi	1,076,379	11,512	14,592	24,233	30,864	81,202	7.5%
Maniema	Punia	1,534,586	4,555	4,487	14,142	16,627	39,811	2.6%
Maniema	Punia (ville)	361	61	35	71	64	231	63.9%
Maniema	Kailo	1,895,188	8,268	16,499	29,719	39,564	94,051	5.0%
Maniema	Kalima	9,776	314	668	811	958	2,751	28.1%
Maniema	Kasongo	502,981	6,018	7,484	9,878	13,950	37,330	7.4%
Maniema	Kibombo	771,829	5,308	6,348	9,199	17,178	38,033	4.9%
Maniema	Lubutu	1,421,913	3,911	5,833	10,288	13,327	33,359	2.3%
Maniema	Lubutu (ville)	31	2	4	1	4	11	37.1%
Mongala	Bongandanga	2,110,362	7,018	12,694	31,990	59,673	111,376	5.3%
Mongala	Bumba	831,075	10,908	27,939	33,085	52,255	124,186	14.9%
Mongala	Bumba (ville)	674	2	33	14	20	69	10.2%
Mongala	Lisala	1,160,096	9,653	13,246	31,347	47,462	101,708	8.8%
Mongala	Lisala (ville)	930	0	2	6	9	17	1.9%
Nord-Kivu	Beni	624	103	92	115	5	315	50.5%
Nord-Kivu	Rutshuru (ville)	8	0	0	0	0	1	6.9%
Nord-Kivu	Walikale	2,159,851	4,712	6,942	14,658	26,017	52,329	2.4%
Nord-Kivu	Butembo	116	12	17	19	29	78	67.4%
Nord-Kivu	Lubero	1,059,412	11,497	23,924	29,882	43,478	108,781	10.3%
Nord-Kivu	Masisi	69,865	687	1,641	1,304	2,066	5,698	8.2%
Nord-Kivu	Nyiragongo	7,022	55	135	130	1,232	1,552	22.1%
Nord-Kivu	Oicha	194,804	4,502	7,600	7,014	8,982	28,098	14.4%
Nord-Kivu	Oïcha (ville)	30	1	3	1	1	6	19.9%
Nord-Kivu	Rutshuru	48,124	1,451	1,098	1,416	3,801	7,766	16.1%
Équateur	Basankusu	1,496,006	2,901	4,699	10,581	23,696	41,877	2.8%
Équateur	Basankusu (ville)	9,473	23	48	105	266	443	4.7%
Équateur	Bikoro	949,198	3,997	8,321	11,201	18,331	41,851	4.4%
Équateur	Bolomba	2,186,882	5,063	9,838	19,406	28,731	63,038	2.9%
Équateur	Bomongo	1,413,141	3,687	6,914	12,693	28,428	51,722	3.7%
Équateur	Ingende	1,554,652	5,770	10,052	16,238	24,043	56,104	3.6%
Équateur	Lukolela	636,651	1,585	5,259	8,242	9,982	25,069	3.9%
Équateur	Makanza	574,073	929	2,214	3,752	5,057	11,952	2.1%
Équateur	Mbandaka	43,448	204	493	1,047	1,647	3,391	7.8%
Nord-Ubangi	Bosobolo	225,286	973	1,358	2,768	4,791	9,889	4.4%
Nord-Ubangi	Businga	920,541	3,258	4,657	11,679	21,591	41,185	4.5%
Nord-Ubangi	Gbadolite	24,252	589	764	814	2,010	4,177	17.2%
Nord-Ubangi	Mobayi-Mbongo	459,349	1,936	2,346	3,001	6,350	13,632	3.0%
Nord-Ubangi	Mobayi-Mbongo (ville)	5	0	0	0	1	1	11.4%
Nord-Ubangi	Yakoma	1,106,365	6,659	10,908	10,846	26,785	55,199	5.0%
Sankuru	Bena-Dibele	2,889	3	3	11	26	43	1.5%
Sankuru	Tshumbe	2,078	0	0	1	7	9	0.4%
Sankuru	Katako-Kombe	1,540,391	6,358	18,412	31,022	61,910	117,702	7.6%
Sankuru	Kole	1,547,224	5,866	11,221	21,106	33,836	72,028	4.7%
Sankuru	Lodja	737,786	9,607	24,463	33,888	63,207	131,165	17.8%
Sankuru	Lodja (ville)	7,822	34	236	425	969	1,663	21.3%
Sankuru	Lomela	2,663,232	1,696	4,898	10,626	17,428	34,649	1.3%
Sankuru	Lubefu	473,908	1,456	3,597	5,879	15,667	26,599	5.6%
Sankuru	Lusambo	843,801	2,101	5,248	9,999	16,019	33,367	4.0%
Sud-Kivu	Uvira	11,580	132	330	345	736	1,542	13.3%
Sud-Kivu	Walungu	10,062	144	302	241	396	1,082	10.8%
Sud-Kivu	Bukavu	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Sud-Kivu	Fizi	156,366	1,288	1,711	5,447	8,952	17,398	11.1%
Sud-Kivu	Kabare	77,017	1,238	1,068	2,291	4,857	9,454	12.3%
Sud-Kivu	Kalehe	213,904	2,530	2,886	8,944	13,712	28,073	13.1%
Sud-Kivu	Mwenga	781,162	7,158	9,633	9,838	17,708	44,337	5.7%
Sud-Kivu	Shabunda	2,097,126	16,294	17,710	27,213	40,761	101,979	4.9%
Sud-Ubangi	Budjala	958,616	8,286	19,756	37,738	59,379	125,159	13.1%
Sud-Ubangi	Gemena	447,937	7,419	14,045	19,259	30,718	71,441	15.9%
Sud-Ubangi	Gemena (ville)	200	2	6	3	2	13	6.4%
Sud-Ubangi	Kungu	895,535	9,438	21,607	33,021	66,020	130,086	14.5%
Sud-Ubangi	Libenge	289,343	2,296	4,542	7,377	15,098	29,313	10.1%
Sud-Ubangi	Zongo	34,583	268	2,175	1,905	2,982	7,330	21.2%
Tanganyika	Kabalo	15,819	197	317	584	987	2,084	13.2%
Tanganyika	Nyunzu	93,364	153	368	881	838	2,239	2.4%
Tanganyika	Kalemie	80,261	1,172	1,572	4,075	2,963	9,781	12.2%
Tanganyika	Kongolo	73,769	484	682	1,132	1,790	4,087	5.5%
Tanganyika	Manono	16,711	214	98	203	477	991	5.9%
Tanganyika	Manono (ville)	25	0	0	0	0	0	0.6%
Tanganyika	Moba	5,770	29	16	37	143	226	3.9%
Tshopo	Bafwasende	4,639,112	7,851	10,042	19,958	32,482	70,333	1.5%
Tshopo	Yahuma	1,993,272	4,493	9,502	17,218	28,409	59,622	3.0%
Tshopo	Yangambi	785	4	6	4	6	21	2.6%
Tshopo	Banalia	2,019,224	6,347	8,797	25,674	38,179	78,997	3.9%
Tshopo	Basoko	1,990,671	3,514	7,886	17,747	33,768	62,916	3.2%
Tshopo	Basoko (ville)	1,656	11	47	96	123	276	16.7%
Tshopo	Isangi	1,045,037	10,950	19,781	45,634	69,733	146,098	14.0%
Tshopo	Isangi (ville)	314	15	21	34	47	118	37.5%
Tshopo	Kisangani	98,855	2,898	5,071	6,900	9,682	24,551	24.8%
Tshopo	Opala	2,372,253	6,358	14,924	28,695	32,196	82,172	3.5%
Tshopo	Ubundu	3,840,195	9,422	11,622	28,930	37,213	87,187	2.3%
Tshuapa	Befale	1,684,098	1,731	3,636	6,062	19,457	30,886	1.8%
Tshuapa	Boende	1,701,595	3,513	6,728	9,861	28,139	48,241	2.8%
Tshuapa	Boende (ville)	813	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Tshuapa	Bokungu	1,865,912	4,109	8,423	10,574	21,379	44,484	2.4%
Tshuapa	Djolu	1,647,924	4,593	8,103	10,793	35,447	58,936	3.6%
Tshuapa	Ikela	1,990,324	3,118	6,288	10,261	17,762	37,428	1.9%
Tshuapa	Monkoto	3,483,179	2,337	3,765	6,710	9,561	22,373	0.6%
Haut-Katanga	Mitwaba	740	1	0	0	0	2	0.3%
Haut-Katanga	Pweto	383	7	6	15	19	46	12.1%
Haut-Lomami	Bukama	10,014	238	209	157	144	747	7.5%
Haut-Lomami	Kabongo	36,921	1,560	1,008	946	1,739	5,251	14.2%
Haut-Lomami	Kamina	35,339	1,186	1,311	1,729	2,717	6,944	19.6%
Haut-Lomami	Kamina (ville)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Haut-Lomami	Kaniama	8,646	173	356	210	441	1,180	13.6%
Haut-Lomami	Malemba-Nkulu	14,278	390	363	563	904	2,221	15.6%
Haut-Uélé	Watsa	801,885	4,152	5,976	8,849	15,266	34,243	4.3%
Haut-Uélé	Watsa (ville)	59	2	4	2	4	12	19.8%
Haut-Uélé	Dungu	400,358	2,666	5,038	6,572	7,798	22,074	5.5%
Haut-Uélé	Dungu (ville)	77	1	6	6	9	22	28.0%
Haut-Uélé	Faradje	12,913	167	220	154	393	934	7.2%
Haut-Uélé	Isiro	603	2	11	20	67	99	16.5%
Haut-Uélé	Niangara	278,517	3,757	5,777	9,506	13,346	32,387	11.6%
Haut-Uélé	Rungu	515,621	5,343	7,975	12,598	23,889	49,804	9.7%
Haut-Uélé	Wamba	676,714	3,893	5,891	12,684	28,709	51,177	7.6%
Haut-Uélé	Wamba (ville)	2,379	84	139	176	391	791	33.2%
Ituri	Mambasa	3,383,717	12,516	19,902	28,779	81,558	142,755	4.2%
Ituri	Aru	11,982	452	593	748	1,522	3,315	27.7%
Ituri	Djugu	260,777	973	1,563	3,760	9,667	15,963	6.1%
Ituri	Irumu	297,300	2,609	11,279	25,583	64,143	103,615	34.9%
Ituri	Mahagi	18,188	15	37	187	2,256	2,494	13.7%
Kasaï-Central	Demba	412,344	5,111	10,039	17,836	27,201	60,187	14.6%
Kasaï-Central	Dibaya	17,621	729	1,143	873	1,202	3,948	22.4%
Kasaï-Central	Dimbelenge	676,588	4,196	7,907	16,936	26,464	55,504	8.2%
Kasaï-Central	Kananga	223	4	22	13	16	56	24.9%
Kasaï-Central	Kazumba	204,369	11,259	15,705	15,281	23,480	65,725	32.2%
Kasaï-Central	Luiza	111,390	2,581	3,201	1,946	4,402	12,129	10.9%
Kasaï-Oriental	Kabeya-Kamwanga	4,486	179	568	659	968	2,374	52.9%
Kasaï-Oriental	Katanda	1,659	4	11	123	296	434	26.2%
Kasaï-Oriental	Lupatapata	16,986	1,337	5,157	3,461	2,856	12,810	75.4%
Kasaï-Oriental	Miabi	21	0	0	1	0	1	5.1%
Kasaï-Oriental	Tshilenge	10	0	1	0	0	1	13.9%
Kasaï	Dekese	2,300,134	3,035	6,049	9,933	20,099	39,115	1.7%
Kasaï	Ilebo	692,083	6,387	11,898	15,274	23,989	57,548	8.3%
Kasaï	Ilebo (ville)	3,535	183	215	298	330	1,026	29.0%
Kasaï	Kamonia	314,064	14,341	25,252	21,399	31,093	92,085	29.3%
Kasaï	Luebo	485,230	6,409	11,699	15,220	22,285	55,614	11.5%
Kasaï	Luebo (ville)	1	0	0	0	0	0	11.1%
Kasaï	Mweka	1,257,028	11,204	31,314	44,695	64,651	151,863	12.1%
Kasaï	Tshikapa	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%

2019 forest data for Democratic Republic of the Congo | Archived forest data for Democratic Republic of the Congo | Forest data for Democratic Republic of the Congo

Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

Citation: Mongabay. "Deforestation statistics for [selected country name]". Accessed on [date] from worldrainforests.com.

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