Change forest area share total in Ecuador
Ecuador: Change forest area share total was -0.2449 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change forest area share total in Ecuador, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, change forest area share total in Ecuador stood at -0.2449.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Ecuador peaked at -0.2426 in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.6567, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 179th of 228 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.6201 | — |
| 1992 | -0.6239 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | -0.6279 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | -0.6318 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | -0.6358 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | -0.6399 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | -0.644 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | -0.6482 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | -0.6524 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | -0.6567 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | -0.514 | -21.7% |
| 2002 | -0.5166 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | -0.5193 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | -0.522 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | -0.5248 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | -0.5276 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | -0.5303 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | -0.5332 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | -0.536 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | -0.5389 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | -0.3221 | -40.2% |
| 2012 | -0.3232 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | -0.3242 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | -0.3253 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | -0.3263 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | -0.5618 | +72.2% |
| 2017 | -0.565 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | -0.5682 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | -0.5715 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | -0.5748 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | -0.2426 | -57.8% |
| 2022 | -0.2432 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | -0.2438 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | -0.2444 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | -0.2449 | +0.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's -0.2449 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.0134, 18.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -72.2% | -0.3263 | -0.5618 |
| 2021 | +57.8% | -0.5748 | -0.2426 |
| 2011 | +40.2% | -0.5389 | -0.3221 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.636 | -0.6524 | -0.6201 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.5381 | -0.6567 | -0.514 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4427 | -0.5715 | -0.3221 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2989 | -0.5748 | -0.2426 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More environment data for Ecuador
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.177 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 13.04 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Ecuador?
- Change forest area share total in Ecuador was -0.2449 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2426 in 2021.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6567 in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for change forest area share total?
- Ecuador ranks 179th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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