Ecuador vs Liberia: Annual change in forest area
Ecuador
-30,154 hectares
in 2025
Liberia
-40,580 hectares
in 2025
Ecuador rank
200th
Liberia rank
203rd
Annual change in forest area over time
- Ecuador
- Liberia
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports -30,154 hectares against -40,580 hectares in Liberia, a difference of 10,426 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Liberia ahead.
Ecuador ranks 200th and Liberia ranks 203rd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -90,171 hectares | 0 hectares | 90,171 hectares | Liberia |
| 2000s | -72,209 hectares | -35,008 hectares | 37,201 hectares | Liberia |
| 2010s | -56,587 hectares | -102,783 hectares | 46,196 hectares | Ecuador |
| 2020s | -37,065 hectares | -50,722 hectares | 13,656 hectares | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Ecuador or Liberia?
- Ecuador, at -30,154 hectares against -40,580 hectares in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Ecuador and Liberia?
- 10,426 hectares, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Liberia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Liberia rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Ecuador ranks 200th and Liberia ranks 203rd 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.