Egypt vs Morocco: Consumption-based deforestation per person
Egypt
0.7255 square meters
in 2023
Morocco
0.768 square meters
in 2023
Egypt rank
147th
Morocco rank
146th
Consumption-based deforestation per person over time
- Egypt
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 0.768 square meters against 0.7255 square meters in Egypt, a difference of 0.0425 square meters.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Morocco ahead.
Egypt ranks 147th and Morocco ranks 146th of 178 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.15 square meters | 1.71 square meters | 0.5585 square meters | Morocco |
| 2010s | 1.38 square meters | 1.74 square meters | 0.3594 square meters | Morocco |
| 2020s | 0.9588 square meters | 1.08 square meters | 0.1238 square meters | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based deforestation per person, Egypt or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 0.768 square meters against 0.7255 square meters in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in consumption-based deforestation per person between Egypt and Morocco?
- 0.0425 square meters, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Morocco?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Morocco rank globally for consumption-based deforestation per person?
- Egypt ranks 147th and Morocco ranks 146th 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
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.