Malawi vs Sweden: Consumption-based deforestation per person

Malawi
3.65 square meters
in 2023
Sweden
3.75 square meters
in 2023
Malawi rank
93rd
Sweden rank
90th

Consumption-based deforestation per person over time

  • Malawi
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 3.75 square meters against 3.65 square meters in Malawi, a difference of 0.0999 square meters.

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

Malawi ranks 93rd and Sweden ranks 90th 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.