Ecuador vs Indonesia: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Ecuador
49.6%
in 2025
Indonesia
50.7%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
59th
Indonesia rank
57th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Ecuador
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 50.7% against 49.6% in Ecuador, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Indonesia ahead.
Ecuador ranks 59th and Indonesia ranks 57th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Indonesia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.9% | 62.0% | 3.0% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 55.3% | 49.0% | 6.3% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 51.0% | 1.1% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 50.8% | 0.9% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, Ecuador or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 50.7% against 49.6% in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Ecuador and Indonesia?
- 1.1%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Indonesia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Indonesia rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Ecuador ranks 59th and Indonesia ranks 57th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.