Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Ecuador
Ecuador: Forest area certified under an independently verified certification was 74.01 ha th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Ecuador, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Ecuador is 74.01 ha th, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Ecuador peaked at 74.01 ha th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 ha th, in 1990.
Ecuador ranks 70th of 266 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 0 ha th | — |
| 2005 | 26.53 ha th | — |
| 2010 | 41.22 ha th | +55.4% |
| 2015 | 54.42 ha th | +32.0% |
| 2016 | 55.54 ha th | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 56.6 ha th | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 57.47 ha th | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 58.67 ha th | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 64.66 ha th | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 64.42 ha th | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 64.34 ha th | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 66.25 ha th | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 74.01 ha th | +11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.27 ha th | 0 ha th | 26.53 ha th | 2 |
| 2010s | 53.99 ha th | 41.22 ha th | 58.67 ha th | 6 |
| 2020s | 66.74 ha th | 64.34 ha th | 74.01 ha th | 5 |
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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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.5742 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Ecuador?
- Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Ecuador was 74.01 ha th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 74.01 ha th in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha th in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for forest area certified under an independently verified certification?
- Ecuador ranks 70th out of 266 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest area certified under an independently verified certification rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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