Ecuador vs Norway: Forest land — Area

Ecuador
12,310 1000 ha
in 2025
Norway
12,109 1000 ha
in 2025
Ecuador rank
49th
Norway rank
50th

Forest land — Area over time

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

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 12,310 1000 ha against 12,109 1000 ha in Norway, a difference of 201 1000 ha.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.

Ecuador ranks 49th and Norway ranks 50th of 231 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 14,226 1000 ha 12,209 1000 ha 2,018 1000 ha Ecuador
2000s 13,415 1000 ha 12,176 1000 ha 1,238 1000 ha Ecuador
2010s 12,810 1000 ha 12,135 1000 ha 674.9 1000 ha Ecuador
2020s 12,386 1000 ha 12,115 1000 ha 270.98 1000 ha Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Ecuador or Norway?
Ecuador, at 12,310 1000 ha against 12,109 1000 ha in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Ecuador and Norway?
201 1000 ha, 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 land — area?
Ecuador ranks 49th and Norway ranks 50th 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.