Ecuador vs United Kingdom: Land area in hectares

Ecuador

24.84 million hectares

in 2023

United Kingdom

24.19 million hectares

in 2023

Ecuador rank

78th

United Kingdom rank

80th

Land area in hectares over time

Ecuador
United Kingdom

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 24.84 million hectares against 24.19 million hectares in United Kingdom, a difference of 643,000 hectares.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.

Ecuador ranks 78th and United Kingdom ranks 80th of 233 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area in hectares
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 13,636 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.