Which has higher forest area, Ecuador or Madagascar?

Madagascar, at 123,902 sq. km against 123,050 sq. km in Ecuador as of 2023.

What is the difference in forest area between Ecuador and Madagascar?

852 sq. km, with Madagascar ahead.

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

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Ecuador vs Madagascar: Forest area

Ecuador

123,050 sq. km

in 2023

Madagascar

123,902 sq. km

in 2023

Ecuador rank

49th

Madagascar rank

48th

Forest area over time

Ecuador
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 123,902 sq. km against 123,050 sq. km in Ecuador, a difference of 852 sq. km.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 49th and Madagascar ranks 48th of 213 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1990s	142,264 sq. km	133,952 sq. km	8,312 sq. km	Ecuador
2000s	134,145 sq. km	128,198 sq. km	5,947 sq. km	Ecuador
2010s	128,176 sq. km	125,025 sq. km	3,151 sq. km	Ecuador
2020s	124,014 sq. km	124,100 sq. km	85.75 sq. km	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Ecuador or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 123,902 sq. km against 123,050 sq. km in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Ecuador and Madagascar?: 852 sq. km, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Madagascar?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Madagascar rank globally for forest area?: Ecuador ranks 49th and Madagascar ranks 48th of 213 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

Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.