Ethiopia vs Yemen: Consumption-based deforestation per person

Ethiopia
0.6122 square meters
in 2023
Yemen
0.6577 square meters
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
149th
Yemen rank
148th

Consumption-based deforestation per person over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.6577 square meters against 0.6122 square meters in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0455 square meters.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Yemen ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 149th and Yemen ranks 148th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Yemen Difference Ahead
2000s 0.6419 square meters 1.48 square meters 0.8387 square meters Yemen
2010s 0.9524 square meters 0.9316 square meters 0.0207 square meters Ethiopia
2020s 0.5381 square meters 0.4927 square meters 0.0453 square meters Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher consumption-based deforestation per person, Ethiopia or Yemen?
Yemen, at 0.6577 square meters against 0.6122 square meters in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in consumption-based deforestation per person between Ethiopia and Yemen?
0.0455 square meters, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Yemen?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Yemen rank globally for consumption-based deforestation per person?
Ethiopia ranks 149th and Yemen ranks 148th 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.