Ecuador vs Iran: Share of global forest area
Ecuador
0.3%
in 2025
Iran
0.3%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
47th
Iran rank
50th
Share of global forest area over time
- Ecuador
- Iran
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Iran, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 47th and Iran ranks 50th of 235 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Ecuador or Iran?
- Ecuador, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Ecuador and Iran?
- 0.0%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Iran?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Iran rank globally for share of global forest area?
- Ecuador ranks 47th and Iran ranks 50th of 235 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 Share of global forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.