Morocco vs Syria: Consumption-based deforestation per person

Morocco
0.768 square meters
in 2023
Syria
0.7799 square meters
in 2023
Morocco rank
146th
Syria rank
145th

Consumption-based deforestation per person over time

  • Morocco
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 0.7799 square meters against 0.768 square meters in Morocco, a difference of 0.0119 square meters.

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

Morocco ranks 146th and Syria ranks 145th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Syria Difference Ahead
2000s 1.71 square meters 1.75 square meters 0.0438 square meters Syria
2010s 1.74 square meters 0.732 square meters 1.01 square meters Morocco
2020s 1.08 square meters 0.5571 square meters 0.5255 square meters Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher consumption-based deforestation per person, Morocco or Syria?
Syria, at 0.7799 square meters against 0.768 square meters in Morocco as of 2023.
What is the difference in consumption-based deforestation per person between Morocco and Syria?
0.0119 square meters, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Syria?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Morocco and Syria rank globally for consumption-based deforestation per person?
Morocco ranks 146th and Syria ranks 145th 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.