Ecuador vs Malaysia: Consumption-based deforestation per person

Ecuador
11.97 square meters
in 2023
Malaysia
12.47 square meters
in 2023
Ecuador rank
27th
Malaysia rank
26th

Consumption-based deforestation per person over time

  • Ecuador
  • Malaysia
102030200520142023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 12.47 square meters against 11.97 square meters in Ecuador, a difference of 0.503 square meters.

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

Ecuador ranks 27th and Malaysia ranks 26th 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.