Ecuador vs Italy: Land use over the long-term
Ecuador
3.24 million hectares
in 2025
Italy
3.26 million hectares
in 2025
Ecuador rank
74th
Italy rank
73rd
Land use over the long-term over time
- Ecuador
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 3.26 million hectares against 3.24 million hectares in Ecuador, a difference of 19,900 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Italy ahead.
Ecuador ranks 74th and Italy ranks 73rd of 202 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 75,147 hectares | 1.57 million hectares | 1.50 million hectares | Italy |
| 1100s | 80,956 hectares | 1.92 million hectares | 1.84 million hectares | Italy |
| 1200s | 86,284 hectares | 2.45 million hectares | 2.37 million hectares | Italy |
| 1300s | 91,045 hectares | 3.51 million hectares | 3.41 million hectares | Italy |
| 1400s | 95,118 hectares | 2.17 million hectares | 2.08 million hectares | Italy |
| 1500s | 98,330 hectares | 2.35 million hectares | 2.25 million hectares | Italy |
| 1600s | 78,445 hectares | 3.30 million hectares | 3.22 million hectares | Italy |
| 1700s | 74,085 hectares | 3.14 million hectares | 3.07 million hectares | Italy |
| 1710s | 73,610 hectares | 3.22 million hectares | 3.14 million hectares | Italy |
| 1720s | 73,121 hectares | 3.30 million hectares | 3.23 million hectares | Italy |
| 1730s | 72,619 hectares | 3.39 million hectares | 3.31 million hectares | Italy |
| 1740s | 72,101 hectares | 3.47 million hectares | 3.40 million hectares | Italy |
| 1750s | 71,568 hectares | 3.56 million hectares | 3.49 million hectares | Italy |
| 1760s | 71,017 hectares | 3.65 million hectares | 3.58 million hectares | Italy |
| 1770s | 70,449 hectares | 3.73 million hectares | 3.66 million hectares | Italy |
| 1780s | 69,860 hectares | 3.82 million hectares | 3.75 million hectares | Italy |
| 1790s | 69,251 hectares | 3.91 million hectares | 3.84 million hectares | Italy |
| 1800s | 68,619 hectares | 4.00 million hectares | 3.93 million hectares | Italy |
| 1810s | 67,961 hectares | 4.08 million hectares | 4.02 million hectares | Italy |
| 1820s | 67,276 hectares | 4.17 million hectares | 4.10 million hectares | Italy |
| 1830s | 83,160 hectares | 4.38 million hectares | 4.30 million hectares | Italy |
| 1840s | 93,962 hectares | 4.60 million hectares | 4.51 million hectares | Italy |
| 1850s | 106,095 hectares | 4.82 million hectares | 4.72 million hectares | Italy |
| 1860s | 117,381 hectares | 5.05 million hectares | 4.93 million hectares | Italy |
| 1870s | 128,247 hectares | 5.07 million hectares | 4.94 million hectares | Italy |
| 1880s | 144,332 hectares | 5.26 million hectares | 5.11 million hectares | Italy |
| 1890s | 156,253 hectares | 5.49 million hectares | 5.33 million hectares | Italy |
| 1900s | 168,924 hectares | 5.67 million hectares | 5.50 million hectares | Italy |
| 1910s | 191,438 hectares | 5.86 million hectares | 5.67 million hectares | Italy |
| 1920s | 207,520 hectares | 6.25 million hectares | 6.04 million hectares | Italy |
| 1930s | 220,153 hectares | 6.34 million hectares | 6.12 million hectares | Italy |
| 1940s | 320,612 hectares | 6.35 million hectares | 6.02 million hectares | Italy |
| 1950s | 404,132 hectares | 5.75 million hectares | 5.35 million hectares | Italy |
| 1960s | 469,025 hectares | 5.13 million hectares | 4.66 million hectares | Italy |
| 1970s | 1.11 million hectares | 5.20 million hectares | 4.09 million hectares | Italy |
| 1980s | 2.86 million hectares | 5.00 million hectares | 2.13 million hectares | Italy |
| 1990s | 3.28 million hectares | 4.44 million hectares | 1.15 million hectares | Italy |
| 2000s | 3.24 million hectares | 4.38 million hectares | 1.14 million hectares | Italy |
| 2010s | 3.20 million hectares | 4.03 million hectares | 830,619 hectares | Italy |
| 2020s | 3.24 million hectares | 3.26 million hectares | 17,510 hectares | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long-term, Ecuador or Italy?
- Italy, at 3.26 million hectares against 3.24 million hectares in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Ecuador and Italy?
- 19,900 hectares, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Italy?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Italy rank globally for land use over the long-term?
- Ecuador ranks 74th and Italy ranks 73rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.