Ecuador vs Uganda: Annual change in forest area
Ecuador
-30,154 hectares
in 2025
Uganda
-28,098 hectares
in 2025
Ecuador rank
200th
Uganda rank
199th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Ecuador
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports -28,098 hectares against -30,154 hectares in Ecuador, a difference of 2,056 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 200th and Uganda ranks 199th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -90,171 hectares | -114,719 hectares | 24,548 hectares | Ecuador |
| 2000s | -72,209 hectares | -56,604 hectares | 15,605 hectares | Uganda |
| 2010s | -56,587 hectares | -41,326 hectares | 15,261 hectares | Uganda |
| 2020s | -37,065 hectares | -28,098 hectares | 8,968 hectares | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Ecuador or Uganda?
- Uganda, at -28,098 hectares against -30,154 hectares in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Ecuador and Uganda?
- 2,056 hectares, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Uganda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Uganda rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Ecuador ranks 200th and Uganda ranks 199th 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.