Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Ecuador
Ecuador: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 49.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Ecuador, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Ecuador is 49.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Ecuador peaked at 58.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 2025.
Ecuador ranks 59th of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 58.9% | — |
| 2000 | 55.3% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 52.5% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 51.6% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 50.2% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 49.6% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.9% | 58.9% | 58.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 55.3% | 55.3% | 55.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 51.6% | 52.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 49.6% | 50.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 56 Angola 50.7% compare
- 57 Indonesia 50.7% compare
- 58 Martinique 49.7% compare
- 60 New Caledonia 48.8% compare
- 61 Austria 47.3% compare
- 62 Dominican Republic 46.8% compare
More environment data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 11.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0089 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -9.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0098 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 337.84 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Ecuador?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Ecuador was 49.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 58.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 2025.
- How does Ecuador rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Ecuador ranks 59th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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