Which has higher forestland — area, Ecuador or Germany?

Ecuador, at 12,310 1000 ha against 11,481 1000 ha in Germany as of 2025.

What is the difference in forestland — area between Ecuador and Germany?

829 1000 ha, with Ecuador ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Germany?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Germany: Forestland — Area

Ecuador

12,310 1000 ha

in 2025

Germany

11,481 1000 ha

in 2025

Ecuador rank

43rd

Germany rank

45th

Forestland — Area over time

Ecuador
Germany

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 12,310 1000 ha against 11,481 1000 ha in Germany, a difference of 829 1000 ha.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.

Ecuador ranks 43rd and Germany ranks 45th of 223 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1990s	14,226 1000 ha	11,324 1000 ha	2,902 1000 ha	Ecuador
2000s	13,415 1000 ha	11,379 1000 ha	2,036 1000 ha	Ecuador
2010s	12,810 1000 ha	11,431 1000 ha	1,379 1000 ha	Ecuador
2020s	12,386 1000 ha	11,469 1000 ha	916.3 1000 ha	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forestland — area, Ecuador or Germany?: Ecuador, at 12,310 1000 ha against 11,481 1000 ha in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in forestland — area between Ecuador and Germany?: 829 1000 ha, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Germany?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and Germany rank globally for forestland — area?: Ecuador ranks 43rd and Germany ranks 45th of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forestland — Area
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).