Ecuador vs Laos: Forest area (sq. km)
Ecuador
123,103 sq. km
in 2025
Laos
130,360 sq. km
in 2025
Ecuador rank
47th
Laos rank
46th
Forest area (sq. km) over time
- Ecuador
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 130,360 sq. km against 123,103 sq. km in Ecuador, a difference of 7,257 sq. km.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 47th and Laos ranks 46th of 214 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 | 142,264 sq. km | 142,421 sq. km | 156.9 sq. km | Laos |
| 2000s | 134,145 sq. km | 138,748 sq. km | 4,602 sq. km | Laos |
| 2010s | 128,103 sq. km | 134,254 sq. km | 6,151 sq. km | Laos |
| 2020s | 123,857 sq. km | 131,244 sq. km | 7,387 sq. km | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Ecuador or Laos?
- Laos, at 130,360 sq. km against 123,103 sq. km in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Ecuador and Laos?
- 7,257 sq. km, 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 forest area?
- Ecuador ranks 47th and Laos ranks 46th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.