India vs Iran: Consumption-based deforestation per person

India
1.05 square meters
in 2023
Iran
1.11 square meters
in 2023
India rank
139th
Iran rank
138th

Consumption-based deforestation per person over time

  • India
  • Iran
1234200520142023

How they compare

Iran currently reports 1.11 square meters against 1.05 square meters in India, a difference of 0.0599 square meters.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times India's.

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

India ranks 139th and Iran ranks 138th 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.