Ecuador vs Germany: Forest area
Ecuador
12.31 million hectares
in 2025
Germany
11.48 million hectares
in 2025
Ecuador rank
47th
Germany rank
49th
Forest area over time
- Ecuador
- Germany
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 12.31 million hectares against 11.48 million hectares in Germany, a difference of 828,900 hectares.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 47th and Germany ranks 49th of 235 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.23 million hectares | 11.32 million hectares | 2.90 million hectares | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 13.41 million hectares | 11.38 million hectares | 2.04 million hectares | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 12.81 million hectares | 11.43 million hectares | 1.38 million hectares | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 12.39 million hectares | 11.47 million hectares | 916,300 hectares | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Ecuador or Germany?
- Ecuador, at 12.31 million hectares against 11.48 million hectares in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Ecuador and Germany?
- 828,900 hectares, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Germany?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Germany rank globally for forest area?
- Ecuador ranks 47th and Germany ranks 49th 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.