Benin vs Ecuador: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Benin
-37,382 hectares
in 2025
Ecuador
-30,154 hectares
in 2025
Benin rank
202nd
Ecuador rank
200th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Benin
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports -30,154 hectares against -37,382 hectares in Benin, a difference of 7,228 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ecuador ahead.
Benin ranks 202nd and Ecuador ranks 200th of 235 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -130,585 hectares | -90,171 hectares | 40,414 hectares | Ecuador |
| 2000s | -139,963 hectares | -72,209 hectares | 67,754 hectares | Ecuador |
| 2010s | -104,766 hectares | -56,587 hectares | 48,179 hectares | Ecuador |
| 2020s | -37,382 hectares | -37,065 hectares | 316.73 hectares | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Benin or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at -30,154 hectares against -37,382 hectares in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Benin and Ecuador?
- 7,228 hectares, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ecuador?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Ecuador rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Benin ranks 202nd and Ecuador ranks 200th 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. 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.