Greece vs Sierra Leone: Consumption-based deforestation per person

Greece
2.6 square meters
in 2023
Sierra Leone
2.84 square meters
in 2023
Greece rank
107th
Sierra Leone rank
105th

Consumption-based deforestation per person over time

  • Greece
  • Sierra Leone
02468200520142023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 2.84 square meters against 2.6 square meters in Greece, a difference of 0.24 square meters.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 107th and Sierra Leone ranks 105th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 7.49 square meters 1.06 square meters 6.43 square meters Greece
2010s 4.11 square meters 3.59 square meters 0.5161 square meters Greece
2020s 2.91 square meters 4.01 square meters 1.1 square meters Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher consumption-based deforestation per person, Greece or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 2.84 square meters against 2.6 square meters in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in consumption-based deforestation per person between Greece and Sierra Leone?
0.24 square meters, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sierra Leone?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Greece and Sierra Leone rank globally for consumption-based deforestation per person?
Greece ranks 107th and Sierra Leone ranks 105th 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.