Ecuador vs Liberia: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Ecuador
-30,154 hectares
in 2025
Liberia
-40,580 hectares
in 2025
Ecuador rank
200th
Liberia rank
203rd
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Ecuador or Liberia?
- Ecuador, at -30,154 hectares against -40,580 hectares in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- 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 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.