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Trade-adjusted deforestation per person

m² · higher is better · 178 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2023
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League table

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  1. 1Bolivia156.4
  2. 2Brazil68
  3. 3Lao PDR56.8
  4. 4Paraguay54.2
  5. 5Bahamas, The44.5
  6. 6Belize37.3
  7. 7Cote d'Ivoire29.3
  8. 8Cambodia24.2
  9. 9Colombia22.9
  10. 10Gabon21.4
  11. 11Peru20.7
  12. 12Bhutan18.4
  13. 13Nicaragua18
  14. 14Uruguay17.4
  15. 15Singapore16.8
  16. 16Honduras16.7
  17. 17Guinea16.1
  18. 18Bahrain15.2
  19. 19Cameroon15
  20. 20Congo, Dem. Rep.14.6
  21. 21Central African Republic14.5
  22. 22Angola14.1
  23. 23Chile13.8
  24. 24Ghana13
  25. 25Argentina12.9
  26. 26Malaysia12.5
  27. 27Ecuador12
  28. 28Congo, Rep.11.9
  29. 29Equatorial Guinea11.3
  30. 30Qatar11.1
  31. 31New Zealand10.7
  32. 32Madagascar10.6
  33. 33Panama10.6
  34. 34Albania9.8
  35. 35Netherlands9.8
  36. 36Viet Nam9.2
  37. 37Venezuela, RB9.1
  38. 38Djibouti9
  39. 39Jamaica8.7
  40. 40Guatemala8.7
  41. 41Australia8.6
  42. 42Norway8.4
  43. 43Luxembourg8.4
  44. 44United Arab Emirates7.9
  45. 45North Macedonia7.8
  46. 46Armenia7.6
  47. 47Zambia7.6
  48. 48Brunei Darussalam7.5
  49. 49Myanmar7
  50. 50United States7
  51. 51El Salvador6.7
  52. 52Switzerland6.7
  53. 53Georgia6.4
  54. 54Belgium6.4
  55. 55Canada6.4
  56. 56Namibia6.2
  57. 57Mexico6.2
  58. 58Papua New Guinea6.2
  59. 59Kuwait6.1
  60. 60Costa Rica5.9
  61. 61Oman5.9
  62. 62Germany5.7
  63. 63Bosnia and Herzegovina5.5
  64. 64Finland5.4
  65. 65Korea, Rep.5.4
  66. 66Nigeria5.1
  67. 67Estonia5
  68. 68Botswana5
  69. 69Mongolia4.8
  70. 70Mozambique4.8
  71. 71Eritrea4.7
  72. 72Thailand4.7
  73. 73Spain4.7
  74. 74Moldova4.6
  75. 75Ireland4.5
  76. 76Sri Lanka4.5
  77. 77Gambia, The4.5
  78. 78Denmark4.5
  79. 79France4.4
  80. 80Dominican Republic4.4
  81. 81Liberia4.4
  82. 82Lebanon4.3
  83. 83United Kingdom4.3
  84. 84Portugal4.1
  85. 85Austria4.1
  86. 86Italy3.9
  87. 87Algeria3.9
  88. 88Iceland3.9
  89. 89China3.8
  90. 90Sweden3.7
  91. 91Mauritania3.7
  92. 92Israel3.7
  93. 93Malawi3.6
  94. 94Japan3.6
  95. 95Indonesia3.6
  96. 96Turkmenistan3.5
  97. 97Burkina Faso3.5
  98. 98Chad3.3
  99. 99Jordan3.2
  100. 100West Bank and Gaza3.1
  101. 101Cuba3.1
  102. 102Belarus2.9
  103. 103Saudi Arabia2.9
  104. 104Philippines2.9
  105. 105Sierra Leone2.8
  106. 106Tanzania2.7
  107. 107Greece2.6
  108. 108Slovenia2.6
  109. 109Uganda2.4
  110. 110Kyrgyz Republic2.4
  111. 111Mali2.3
  112. 112Latvia2.3
  113. 113Slovak Republic2.3
  114. 114Kenya2.2
  115. 115Tajikistan2.2
  116. 116Libya2.1
  117. 117Rwanda2
  118. 118Poland2
  119. 119Senegal2
  120. 120South Africa1.9
  121. 121Zimbabwe1.9
  122. 122Togo1.9
  123. 123Bulgaria1.8
  124. 124Czechia1.8
  125. 125Russian Federation1.8
  126. 126Azerbaijan1.7
  127. 127Malta1.7
  128. 128Croatia1.7
  129. 129Benin1.6
  130. 130Haiti1.6
  131. 131Cyprus1.6
  132. 132Lithuania1.4
  133. 133Turkiye1.4
  134. 134Hungary1.4
  135. 135Iraq1.3
  136. 136Ukraine1.3
  137. 137Nepal1.2
  138. 138Iran, Islamic Rep.1.1
  139. 139India1.1
  140. 140Niger1
  141. 141Burundi0.89
  142. 142Romania0.88
  143. 143Uzbekistan0.85
  144. 144Tunisia0.8
  145. 145Syrian Arab Republic0.78
  146. 146Morocco0.77
  147. 147Egypt, Arab Rep.0.73
  148. 148Yemen, Rep.0.66
  149. 149Ethiopia0.61
  150. 150Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.58
  151. 151Bangladesh0.53
  152. 152Kazakhstan0.49
  153. 153Afghanistan0.48
  154. 154Pakistan0.32
  155. 155Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.29
  156. 156Lesotho0
  157. 156Guyana0
  158. 156Taiwan0
  159. 156Guinea-Bissau0
  160. 156Trinidad and Tobago0
  161. 156Vanuatu0
  162. 156Timor-Leste0
  163. 156New Caledonia0
  164. 156Fiji0
  165. 156Puerto Rico (US)0
  166. 156Eswatini0
  167. 156Dominica0
  168. 156Solomon Islands0
  169. 156Suriname0
  170. 156Comoros0

Trade-adjusted deforestation per person