What is the difference in consumption-based deforestation per person between Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea?

1.5 square meters, with Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea?

19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Guinea: Consumption-based deforestation per person

Democratic Republic of Congo

14.64 square meters

in 2023

Guinea

16.14 square meters

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

20th

Guinea rank

17th

Consumption-based deforestation per person over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Guinea

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 16.14 square meters against 14.64 square meters in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 1.5 square meters.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 20th and Guinea ranks 17th of 178 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Guinea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	20.93 square meters	3.98 square meters	16.95 square meters	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	33.61 square meters	15.11 square meters	18.5 square meters	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	19.75 square meters	16.87 square meters	2.88 square meters	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher consumption-based deforestation per person, Democratic Republic of Congo or Guinea?: Guinea, at 16.14 square meters against 14.64 square meters in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in consumption-based deforestation per person between Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea?: 1.5 square meters, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea rank globally for consumption-based deforestation per person?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 20th and Guinea ranks 17th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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.