Ecuador vs Norway: Forest area
Ecuador
12.31 million hectares
in 2025
Norway
12.11 million hectares
in 2025
Ecuador rank
47th
Norway rank
48th
Forest area over time
- Ecuador
- Norway
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 12.31 million hectares against 12.11 million hectares in Norway, a difference of 201,700 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 47th and Norway ranks 48th of 235 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.23 million hectares | 12.21 million hectares | 2.02 million hectares | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 13.41 million hectares | 12.18 million hectares | 1.24 million hectares | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 12.81 million hectares | 12.14 million hectares | 674,900 hectares | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 12.39 million hectares | 12.11 million hectares | 270,983 hectares | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Ecuador or Norway?
- Ecuador, at 12.31 million hectares against 12.11 million hectares in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Ecuador and Norway?
- 201,700 hectares, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Norway?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Norway rank globally for forest area?
- Ecuador ranks 47th and Norway ranks 48th 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.