Denmark vs Ecuador: Land use
Denmark
2.40 million hectares
in 2023
Ecuador
2.41 million hectares
in 2023
Denmark rank
85th
Ecuador rank
84th
Land use over time
- Denmark
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 2.41 million hectares against 2.40 million hectares in Denmark, a difference of 14,000 hectares.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 85th and Ecuador ranks 84th of 224 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Ecuador in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.73 million hectares | 2.53 million hectares | 207,444 hectares | Denmark |
| 1970s | 2.66 million hectares | 2.56 million hectares | 105,200 hectares | Denmark |
| 1980s | 2.61 million hectares | 2.68 million hectares | 71,900 hectares | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 2.43 million hectares | 2.99 million hectares | 562,900 hectares | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 2.33 million hectares | 2.58 million hectares | 253,740 hectares | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 2.43 million hectares | 2.49 million hectares | 64,719 hectares | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 2.39 million hectares | 2.42 million hectares | 27,605 hectares | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use, Denmark or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 2.41 million hectares against 2.40 million hectares in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land use between Denmark and Ecuador?
- 14,000 hectares, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ecuador?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Ecuador rank globally for land use?
- Denmark ranks 85th and Ecuador ranks 84th of 224 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.