environmental2023
Trade-adjusted deforestation per person
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
7.2square meters
Median: 3.7square meters
Countries Covered
182
with available data
Highest
Bolivia
156.4square meters
Lowest
Solomon Islands
0.0square meters
Top 5 Countries
1Bolivia156.4square meters
2Brazil68.0square meters
3Lao People's Democratic Republic56.8square meters
4Paraguay54.2square meters
5Bahamas44.5square meters
By Region
South America24.0square meters(7 countries)
Oceania9.6square meters(2 countries)
Other8.0square meters(103 countries)
North America7.1square meters(4 countries)
Africa4.7square meters(9 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0square meters)High (156.4square meters)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 7.2square meters)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Other (103)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
Asia (26)
Europe (31)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia | 156.4square meters |
| 2 | Brazil | 68.0square meters |
| 3 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 56.8square meters |
| 4 | Paraguay | 54.2square meters |
| 5 | Bahamas | 44.5square meters |
| 6 | Belize | 37.3square meters |
| 7 | Cote d'Ivoire | 29.3square meters |
| 8 | Cambodia | 24.2square meters |
| 9 | Colombia | 22.9square meters |
| 10 | Gabon | 21.4square meters |
| 11 | Peru | 20.7square meters |
| 12 | Bhutan | 18.4square meters |
| 13 | Nicaragua | 18.0square meters |
| 14 | Uruguay | 17.4square meters |
| 15 | Singapore | 16.8square meters |
| 16 | Honduras | 16.7square meters |
| 17 | Guinea | 16.1square meters |
| 18 | Bahrain | 15.2square meters |
| 19 | Cameroon | 15.0square meters |
| 20 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 14.6square meters |
| 21 | Central African Republic | 14.5square meters |
| 22 | Angola | 14.1square meters |
| 23 | Chile | 13.8square meters |
| 24 | Ghana | 13.0square meters |
| 25 | Argentina | 12.9square meters |
| 26 | Malaysia | 12.5square meters |
| 27 | Ecuador | 12.0square meters |
| 28 | Republic of the Congo | 11.9square meters |
| 29 | Equatorial Guinea | 11.3square meters |
| 30 | Qatar | 11.1square meters |
| 31 | New Zealand | 10.7square meters |
| 32 | Madagascar | 10.6square meters |
| 33 | Panama | 10.6square meters |
| 34 | Albania | 9.8square meters |
| 35 | Netherlands | 9.8square meters |
| 36 | Vietnam | 9.2square meters |
| 37 | Venezuela | 9.1square meters |
| 38 | Djibouti | 9.0square meters |
| 39 | Jamaica | 8.7square meters |
| 40 | Guatemala | 8.7square meters |
| 41 | Australia | 8.6square meters |
| 42 | Norway | 8.4square meters |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 8.4square meters |
| 44 | United Arab Emirates | 7.9square meters |
| 45 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 7.8square meters |
| 46 | Armenia | 7.6square meters |
| 47 | Zambia | 7.6square meters |
| 48 | Brunei Darussalam | 7.5square meters |
| 49 | Myanmar | 7.0square meters |
| 50 | United States of America | 7.0square meters |
| 51 | El Salvador | 6.7square meters |
| 52 | Switzerland | 6.7square meters |
| 53 | Georgia | 6.4square meters |
| 54 | Belgium | 6.4square meters |
| 55 | Canada | 6.4square meters |
| 56 | Namibia | 6.2square meters |
| 57 | Mexico | 6.2square meters |
| 58 | Papua New Guinea | 6.2square meters |
| 59 | Kuwait | 6.1square meters |
| 60 | Costa Rica | 5.9square meters |
| 61 | Oman | 5.9square meters |
| 62 | Germany | 5.7square meters |
| 63 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.5square meters |
| 64 | Finland | 5.4square meters |
| 65 | South Korea | 5.4square meters |
| 66 | Nigeria | 5.1square meters |
| 67 | Estonia | 5.0square meters |
| 68 | Botswana | 5.0square meters |
| 69 | Mongolia | 4.8square meters |
| 70 | Mozambique | 4.8square meters |
| 71 | Eritrea | 4.7square meters |
| 72 | Thailand | 4.7square meters |
| 73 | Spain | 4.7square meters |
| 74 | Moldova, Republic of | 4.6square meters |
| 75 | Ireland | 4.5square meters |
| 76 | Sri Lanka | 4.5square meters |
| 77 | Republic of The Gambia | 4.5square meters |
| 78 | Denmark | 4.5square meters |
| 79 | France | 4.4square meters |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 4.4square meters |
| 81 | Liberia | 4.4square meters |
| 82 | Lebanon | 4.3square meters |
| 83 | United Kingdom | 4.3square meters |
| 84 | Portugal | 4.1square meters |
| 85 | Austria | 4.1square meters |
| 86 | Italy | 3.9square meters |
| 87 | Algeria | 3.9square meters |
| 88 | Iceland | 3.9square meters |
| 89 | People's Republic of China | 3.8square meters |
| 90 | Sweden | 3.7square meters |
| 91 | Mauritania | 3.7square meters |
| 92 | Israel | 3.7square meters |
| 93 | Malawi | 3.6square meters |
| 94 | Japan | 3.6square meters |
| 95 | Indonesia | 3.6square meters |
| 96 | Turkmenistan | 3.5square meters |
| 97 | Burkina Faso | 3.5square meters |
| 98 | Chad | 3.3square meters |
| 99 | Jordan | 3.2square meters |
| 100 | State of Palestine | 3.1square meters |
| 101 | Cuba | 3.1square meters |
| 102 | Belarus | 2.9square meters |
| 103 | Saudi Arabia | 2.9square meters |
| 104 | Philippines | 2.9square meters |
| 105 | Sierra Leone | 2.8square meters |
| 106 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.7square meters |
| 107 | Greece | 2.6square meters |
| 108 | Slovenia | 2.6square meters |
| 109 | Uganda | 2.4square meters |
| 110 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.4square meters |
| 111 | Mali | 2.3square meters |
| 112 | Latvia | 2.3square meters |
| 113 | Slovakia | 2.3square meters |
| 114 | Kenya | 2.2square meters |
| 115 | Tajikistan | 2.2square meters |
| 116 | Libya | 2.1square meters |
| 117 | Rwanda | 2.0square meters |
| 118 | Poland | 2.0square meters |
| 119 | Senegal | 2.0square meters |
| 120 | South Africa | 1.9square meters |
| 121 | Zimbabwe | 1.9square meters |
| 122 | Togo | 1.9square meters |
| 123 | Bulgaria | 1.8square meters |
| 124 | Czech Republic | 1.8square meters |
| 125 | Russian Federation | 1.8square meters |
| 126 | Azerbaijan | 1.7square meters |
| 127 | Malta | 1.7square meters |
| 128 | Croatia | 1.7square meters |
| 129 | Benin | 1.6square meters |
| 130 | Haiti | 1.6square meters |
| 131 | Cyprus | 1.6square meters |
| 132 | Lithuania | 1.4square meters |
| 133 | Türkiye | 1.4square meters |
| 134 | Hungary | 1.4square meters |
| 135 | Iraq | 1.3square meters |
| 136 | Ukraine | 1.3square meters |
| 137 | Nepal | 1.2square meters |
| 138 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 1.1square meters |
| 139 | India | 1.1square meters |
| 140 | Niger | 1.0square meters |
| 141 | Burundi | 0.9square meters |
| 142 | Romania | 0.9square meters |
| 143 | Uzbekistan | 0.8square meters |
| 144 | Tunisia | 0.8square meters |
| 145 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.8square meters |
| 146 | Morocco | 0.8square meters |
| 147 | Egypt | 0.7square meters |
| 148 | Yemen | 0.7square meters |
| 149 | Ethiopia | 0.6square meters |
| 150 | Somalia | 0.6square meters |
| 151 | Bangladesh | 0.5square meters |
| 152 | Kazakhstan | 0.5square meters |
| 153 | Afghanistan | 0.5square meters |
| 154 | Pakistan | 0.3square meters |
| 155 | North Korea | 0.3square meters |
| 156 | Cape Verde | 0.0square meters |
| 157 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.0square meters |
| 158 | Comoros | 0.0square meters |
| 159 | Dominica | 0.0square meters |
| 160 | Fiji | 0.0square meters |
| 161 | French Guiana | 0.0square meters |
| 162 | Grenada | 0.0square meters |
| 163 | Guadeloupe | 0.0square meters |
| 164 | Guyana | 0.0square meters |
| 165 | Lesotho | 0.0square meters |
| 166 | Martinique | 0.0square meters |
| 167 | Mauritius | 0.0square meters |
| 168 | New Caledonia | 0.0square meters |
| 169 | Vanuatu | 0.0square meters |
| 170 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0square meters |
| 171 | Timor-Leste | 0.0square meters |
| 172 | Puerto Rico | 0.0square meters |
| 173 | Reunion | 0.0square meters |
| 174 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0square meters |
| 175 | Saint Lucia | 0.0square meters |
| 176 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0square meters |
| 177 | Suriname | 0.0square meters |
| 178 | Eswatini | 0.0square meters |
| 179 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0square meters |
| 180 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0square meters |
| 181 | Barbados | 0.0square meters |
| 182 | Solomon Islands | 0.0square meters |
Showing 182 of 182 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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