Austria vs United Kingdom: Consumption-based deforestation per person

Austria
4.06 square meters
in 2023
United Kingdom
4.26 square meters
in 2023
Austria rank
85th
United Kingdom rank
83rd

Consumption-based deforestation per person over time

  • Austria
  • United Kingdom
02.557.510200520142023

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 4.26 square meters against 4.06 square meters in Austria, a difference of 0.2 square meters.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Austria ranks 85th and United Kingdom ranks 83rd of 178 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s 7.18 square meters 9.78 square meters 2.6 square meters United Kingdom
2010s 5.91 square meters 7.17 square meters 1.26 square meters United Kingdom
2020s 4.64 square meters 4.79 square meters 0.1436 square meters United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher consumption-based deforestation per person, Austria or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 4.26 square meters against 4.06 square meters in Austria as of 2023.
What is the difference in consumption-based deforestation per person between Austria and United Kingdom?
0.2 square meters, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United Kingdom?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Austria and United Kingdom rank globally for consumption-based deforestation per person?
Austria ranks 85th and United Kingdom ranks 83rd of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Consumption-based deforestation per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Consumption-based deforestation per person
Unit
square meters
Source
Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,320 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed

Estimated average deforestation for agricultural and forestry products, per person. This is adjusted for trade, so it reflects deforestation caused by consumption, not domestic production.