Belgium vs Ecuador: Imported deforestation
Belgium
7,460 hectares
in 2023
Ecuador
7,461 hectares
in 2023
Belgium rank
36th
Ecuador rank
35th
Imported deforestation over time
- Belgium
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 7,461 hectares against 7,460 hectares in Belgium, a difference of 1 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 36th and Ecuador ranks 35th of 178 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14,979 hectares | 6,218 hectares | 8,761 hectares | Belgium |
| 2010s | 14,670 hectares | 7,004 hectares | 7,666 hectares | Belgium |
| 2020s | 9,633 hectares | 5,826 hectares | 3,808 hectares | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imported deforestation, Belgium or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 7,461 hectares against 7,460 hectares in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in imported deforestation between Belgium and Ecuador?
- 1 hectares, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ecuador?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Ecuador rank globally for imported deforestation?
- Belgium ranks 36th and Ecuador ranks 35th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Imported deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imported deforestation is the amount of deforestation in other countries that is driven by the production of food and forestry products that are imported. This is measured in hectares.