Ecuador vs Germany: Forest land — Area

Ecuador
12,310 1000 ha
in 2025
Germany
11,481 1000 ha
in 2025
Ecuador rank
49th
Germany rank
51st

Forest land — Area over time

  • Ecuador
  • Germany
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020072025

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 12,310 1000 ha against 11,481 1000 ha in Germany, a difference of 829 1000 ha.

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 49th and Germany ranks 51st of 231 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 14,226 1000 ha 11,324 1000 ha 2,902 1000 ha Ecuador
2000s 13,415 1000 ha 11,379 1000 ha 2,036 1000 ha Ecuador
2010s 12,810 1000 ha 11,431 1000 ha 1,379 1000 ha Ecuador
2020s 12,386 1000 ha 11,469 1000 ha 916.3 1000 ha Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Ecuador or Germany?
Ecuador, at 12,310 1000 ha against 11,481 1000 ha in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Ecuador and Germany?
829 1000 ha, 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 land — area?
Ecuador ranks 49th and Germany ranks 51st of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.