Ecuador vs Laos: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Ecuador
12,190 1000 ha
in 2025
Laos
12,658 1000 ha
in 2025
Ecuador rank
54th
Laos rank
52nd

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

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

How they compare

Laos currently reports 12,658 1000 ha against 12,190 1000 ha in Ecuador, a difference of 468 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 54th and Laos ranks 52nd of 240 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Laos Difference Ahead
1990s 14,170 1000 ha 14,231 1000 ha 60.39 1000 ha Laos
2000s 13,338 1000 ha 13,815 1000 ha 477.65 1000 ha Laos
2010s 12,697 1000 ha 13,275 1000 ha 578.01 1000 ha Laos
2020s 12,265 1000 ha 12,815 1000 ha 549.9 1000 ha Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Ecuador or Laos?
Laos, at 12,658 1000 ha against 12,190 1000 ha in Ecuador as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Ecuador and Laos?
468 1000 ha, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Laos?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and Laos rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Ecuador ranks 54th and Laos ranks 52nd of 240 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,468 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.