Bhutan vs Gabon: Consumption-based deforestation per person

Bhutan
18.42 square meters
in 2023
Gabon
21.45 square meters
in 2023
Bhutan rank
12th
Gabon rank
10th

Consumption-based deforestation per person over time

  • Bhutan
  • Gabon
01020304050200520142023

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 21.45 square meters against 18.42 square meters in Bhutan, a difference of 3.03 square meters.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.2 times Bhutan's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 12th and Gabon ranks 10th of 178 countries.

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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
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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.