Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Ecuador

Ecuador: Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation was -30,154 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
-30,154
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
200th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-30,154
in 2021
All-time low
-90,171
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Ecuador, 1991–2025

-100.0k-80.0k-60.0k-40.0k1991200820251991: -90.2k1992: -90.2k1993: -90.2k1994: -90.2k1995: -90.2k1996: -90.2k1997: -90.2k1998: -90.2k1999: -90.2k2000: -90.2k2001: -70.2k2002: -70.2k2003: -70.2k2004: -70.2k2005: -70.2k2006: -70.2k2007: -70.2k2008: -70.2k2009: -70.2k2010: -70.2k2011: -41.8k2012: -41.8k2013: -41.8k2014: -41.8k2015: -41.8k2016: -71.6k2017: -71.6k2018: -71.6k2019: -71.6k2020: -71.6k2021: -30.2k2022: -30.2k2023: -30.2k2024: -30.2k2025: -30.2k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Ecuador is -30,154, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Ecuador peaked at -30,154 in 2021 and was at its lowest, -90,171, in 1991.

That places Ecuador 200th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Ecuador, 1991 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1991 -90,171 —
1992 -90,171 -0.0%
1993 -90,171 -0.0%
1994 -90,171 -0.0%
1995 -90,171 -0.0%
1996 -90,171 -0.0%
1997 -90,171 -0.0%
1998 -90,171 -0.0%
1999 -90,171 -0.0%
2000 -90,171 -0.0%
2001 -70,213 -22.1%
2002 -70,213 -0.0%
2003 -70,213 -0.0%
2004 -70,213 -0.0%
2005 -70,213 -0.0%
2006 -70,213 -0.0%
2007 -70,213 -0.0%
2008 -70,213 -0.0%
2009 -70,213 -0.0%
2010 -70,213 -0.0%
2011 -41,834 -40.4%
2012 -41,834 -0.0%
2013 -41,834 -0.0%
2014 -41,834 -0.0%
2015 -41,834 -0.0%
2016 -71,622 +71.2%
2017 -71,622 -0.0%
2018 -71,622 -0.0%
2019 -71,622 -0.0%
2020 -71,622 -0.0%
2021 -30,154 -57.9%
2022 -30,154 -0.0%
2023 -30,154 -0.0%
2024 -30,154 -0.0%
2025 -30,154 -0.0%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's -30,154 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -22, 1370.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -90,171 -90,171 -90,171 9
2000s -72,209 -90,171 -70,213 10
2010s -56,587 -71,622 -41,834 10
2020s -37,065 -71,622 -30,154 6

Countries ranked near Ecuador

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  2. 198 Nicaragua -22,126 compare
  3. 199 Uganda -28,098 compare
  4. 201 Laos -35,334 compare
  5. 202 Benin -37,382 compare
  6. 203 Liberia -40,580 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Ecuador?
Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Ecuador was -30,154 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest domestic forest change vs imported deforestation recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was -30,154 in 2021.
What is the lowest domestic forest change vs imported deforestation recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was -90,171 in 1991.
How does Ecuador rank for domestic forest change vs imported deforestation?
Ecuador ranks 200th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
Is domestic forest change vs imported deforestation rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. 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 Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1991–2025
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