Egypt vs Ethiopia: Consumption-based deforestation per person

Egypt
0.7255 square meters
in 2023
Ethiopia
0.6122 square meters
in 2023
Egypt rank
147th
Ethiopia rank
149th

Consumption-based deforestation per person over time

  • Egypt
  • Ethiopia
0.50.7511.21.51.8200520142023

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.7255 square meters against 0.6122 square meters in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.1133 square meters.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

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

Egypt ranks 147th and Ethiopia ranks 149th of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Ethiopia Difference Ahead
2000s 1.15 square meters 0.6419 square meters 0.5056 square meters Egypt
2010s 1.38 square meters 0.9524 square meters 0.4322 square meters Egypt
2020s 0.9588 square meters 0.5381 square meters 0.4208 square meters Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher consumption-based deforestation per person, Egypt or Ethiopia?
Egypt, at 0.7255 square meters against 0.6122 square meters in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in consumption-based deforestation per person between Egypt and Ethiopia?
0.1133 square meters, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ethiopia?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Ethiopia rank globally for consumption-based deforestation per person?
Egypt ranks 147th and Ethiopia ranks 149th 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.