Ecuador vs Laos: Annual change in forest area
Ecuador
-30,154 hectares
in 2025
Laos
-35,334 hectares
in 2025
Ecuador rank
200th
Laos rank
201st
Annual change in forest area over time
- Ecuador
- Laos
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports -30,154 hectares against -35,334 hectares in Laos, a difference of 5,180 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Laos ahead.
Ecuador ranks 200th and Laos ranks 201st of 235 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -90,171 hectares | -34,924 hectares | 55,247 hectares | Laos |
| 2000s | -72,209 hectares | -38,543 hectares | 33,666 hectares | Laos |
| 2010s | -56,587 hectares | -45,549 hectares | 11,038 hectares | Laos |
| 2020s | -37,065 hectares | -34,668 hectares | 2,397 hectares | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Ecuador or Laos?
- Ecuador, at -30,154 hectares against -35,334 hectares in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Ecuador and Laos?
- 5,180 hectares, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Laos?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Laos rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Ecuador ranks 200th and Laos ranks 201st of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.