environmental2023
Land-use change and forestry
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
24.1kilograms per person
Median: 0.0kilograms per person
Countries Covered
193
with available data
Highest
Central African Republic
1,638.1kilograms per person
Lowest
Brunei Darussalam
0.0kilograms per person
Top 5 Countries
1Central African Republic1,638.1kilograms per person
2Bolivia402.6kilograms per person
3Lao People's Democratic Republic396.6kilograms per person
4Zambia387.0kilograms per person
5Indonesia239.5kilograms per person
By Region
North America50.9kilograms per person(4 countries)
Other34.2kilograms per person(114 countries)
Africa17.2kilograms per person(9 countries)
Asia11.2kilograms per person(25 countries)
South America11.1kilograms per person(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0kilograms per person)High (1,638.1kilograms per person)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 24.1kilograms per person)
North America (4)
Other (114)
Africa (9)
Asia (25)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
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 | Central African Republic | 1,638.1kilograms per person |
| 2 | Bolivia | 402.6kilograms per person |
| 3 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 396.6kilograms per person |
| 4 | Zambia | 387.0kilograms per person |
| 5 | Indonesia | 239.5kilograms per person |
| 6 | Mozambique | 225.4kilograms per person |
| 7 | Canada | 190.1kilograms per person |
| 8 | Angola | 148.0kilograms per person |
| 9 | Belize | 145.9kilograms per person |
| 10 | Myanmar | 114.9kilograms per person |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 112.3kilograms per person |
| 12 | South Sudan | 76.6kilograms per person |
| 13 | Cambodia | 61.4kilograms per person |
| 14 | Chile | 45.3kilograms per person |
| 15 | Honduras | 33.8kilograms per person |
| 16 | United Republic of Tanzania | 33.2kilograms per person |
| 17 | Nicaragua | 30.8kilograms per person |
| 18 | Brazil | 26.0kilograms per person |
| 19 | Bahamas | 25.0kilograms per person |
| 20 | Republic of the Congo | 24.3kilograms per person |
| 21 | Nepal | 24.2kilograms per person |
| 22 | Thailand | 22.5kilograms per person |
| 23 | Australia | 20.0kilograms per person |
| 24 | Chad | 16.6kilograms per person |
| 25 | Suriname | 15.9kilograms per person |
| 26 | Guinea-Bissau | 13.9kilograms per person |
| 27 | Malaysia | 12.8kilograms per person |
| 28 | Bhutan | 12.7kilograms per person |
| 29 | Madagascar | 12.5kilograms per person |
| 30 | Guyana | 12.1kilograms per person |
| 31 | Cameroon | 12.0kilograms per person |
| 32 | Paraguay | 11.7kilograms per person |
| 33 | Russian Federation | 9.8kilograms per person |
| 34 | Gabon | 8.0kilograms per person |
| 35 | Mexico | 7.9kilograms per person |
| 36 | Greece | 7.8kilograms per person |
| 37 | Liberia | 7.3kilograms per person |
| 38 | Cuba | 7.3kilograms per person |
| 39 | Malawi | 5.2kilograms per person |
| 40 | Papua New Guinea | 4.8kilograms per person |
| 41 | Venezuela | 4.2kilograms per person |
| 42 | Ethiopia | 3.7kilograms per person |
| 43 | Guatemala | 3.3kilograms per person |
| 44 | Vietnam | 2.8kilograms per person |
| 45 | Georgia | 2.6kilograms per person |
| 46 | United States of America | 2.5kilograms per person |
| 47 | Argentina | 2.4kilograms per person |
| 48 | Guinea | 2.1kilograms per person |
| 49 | Peru | 2.1kilograms per person |
| 50 | Portugal | 1.9kilograms per person |
| 51 | Colombia | 1.9kilograms per person |
| 52 | Zimbabwe | 1.8kilograms per person |
| 53 | Dominican Republic | 1.8kilograms per person |
| 54 | Spain | 1.5kilograms per person |
| 55 | Togo | 1.2kilograms per person |
| 56 | Sierra Leone | 1.2kilograms per person |
| 57 | India | 1.2kilograms per person |
| 58 | Algeria | 0.9kilograms per person |
| 59 | South Africa | 0.8kilograms per person |
| 60 | Nigeria | 0.8kilograms per person |
| 61 | Benin | 0.7kilograms per person |
| 62 | Ghana | 0.6kilograms per person |
| 63 | Senegal | 0.6kilograms per person |
| 64 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.3kilograms per person |
| 65 | Ukraine | 0.3kilograms per person |
| 66 | Philippines | 0.3kilograms per person |
| 67 | People's Republic of China | 0.3kilograms per person |
| 68 | Uganda | 0.2kilograms per person |
| 69 | Bangladesh | 0.2kilograms per person |
| 70 | Italy | 0.2kilograms per person |
| 71 | France | 0.2kilograms per person |
| 72 | Bulgaria | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 73 | Burundi | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 74 | Belarus | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 75 | Cape Verde | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 76 | Sri Lanka | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 77 | Comoros | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 78 | Cook Islands | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 79 | Costa Rica | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 80 | Croatia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 81 | Cyprus | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 82 | Czech Republic | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 83 | Denmark | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 84 | Dominica | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 85 | Ecuador | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 86 | El Salvador | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 87 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 88 | Eritrea | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 89 | Estonia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 90 | Fiji | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 91 | Finland | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 92 | Djibouti | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 93 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 94 | Germany | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 95 | Kiribati | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 96 | Grenada | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 97 | Haiti | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 98 | Hungary | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 99 | Iceland | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 100 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 101 | Iraq | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 102 | Ireland | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 103 | Israel | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 104 | Jamaica | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 105 | Japan | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 106 | Kazakhstan | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 107 | Jordan | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 108 | Kenya | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 109 | North Korea | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 110 | South Korea | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 111 | Kuwait | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 112 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 113 | Lebanon | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 114 | Lesotho | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 115 | Latvia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 116 | Libya | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 117 | Liechtenstein | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 118 | Lithuania | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 119 | Luxembourg | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 120 | Maldives | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 121 | Mali | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 122 | Malta | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 123 | Mauritania | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 124 | Mauritius | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 125 | Mongolia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 126 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 127 | Montenegro | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 128 | Morocco | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 129 | Oman | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 130 | Namibia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 131 | Nauru | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 132 | Netherlands | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 133 | Vanuatu | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 134 | New Zealand | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 135 | Niger | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 136 | Niue | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 137 | Norway | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 138 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 139 | Marshall Islands | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 140 | Palau | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 141 | Pakistan | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 142 | Panama | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 143 | Poland | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 144 | Timor-Leste | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 145 | Qatar | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 146 | Romania | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 147 | Rwanda | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 148 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 149 | Saint Lucia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 150 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 151 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 152 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 153 | Serbia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 154 | Seychelles | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 155 | Singapore | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 156 | Slovakia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 157 | Slovenia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 158 | Somalia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 159 | Sudan | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 160 | Eswatini | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 161 | Sweden | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 162 | Switzerland | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 163 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 164 | Tajikistan | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 165 | Tonga | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 166 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 167 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 168 | Tunisia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 169 | Türkiye | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 170 | Turkmenistan | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 171 | Tuvalu | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 172 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 173 | Egypt | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 174 | United Kingdom | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 175 | Burkina Faso | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 176 | Uruguay | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 177 | Uzbekistan | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 178 | Samoa | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 179 | Yemen | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 180 | Afghanistan | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 181 | Albania | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 182 | Andorra | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 183 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 184 | Azerbaijan | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 185 | Austria | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 186 | Bahrain | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 187 | Armenia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 188 | Barbados | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 189 | Belgium | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 190 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 191 | Botswana | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 192 | Solomon Islands | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 193 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0kilograms per person |
Showing 193 of 193 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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