Ecuador vs Honduras: Land use for palm oil production
Ecuador
157,204 hectares
in 2024
Honduras
186,555 hectares
in 2024
Ecuador rank
15th
Honduras rank
14th
Land use for palm oil production over time
- Ecuador
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 186,555 hectares against 157,204 hectares in Ecuador, a difference of 29,351 hectares.
That makes Honduras's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 15th and Honduras ranks 14th of 44 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 6 and Honduras in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35,222 hectares | 2,176 hectares | 33,046 hectares | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 22,656 hectares | 8,423 hectares | 14,232 hectares | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 37,043 hectares | 21,160 hectares | 15,883 hectares | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 79,577 hectares | 29,296 hectares | 50,281 hectares | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 133,306 hectares | 70,500 hectares | 62,806 hectares | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 232,492 hectares | 147,700 hectares | 84,792 hectares | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 155,452 hectares | 207,711 hectares | 52,259 hectares | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use for palm oil production, Ecuador or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 186,555 hectares against 157,204 hectares in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land use for palm oil production between Ecuador and Honduras?
- 29,351 hectares, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Honduras?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Honduras rank globally for land use for palm oil production?
- Ecuador ranks 15th and Honduras ranks 14th of 44 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 Land use for palm oil production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.