Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Ecuador
Ecuador: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 120,150 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Ecuador, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 120,150 hectares for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Ecuador peaked at 126,900 hectares in 2015 and was at its lowest, 44,440 hectares, in 1990.
Ecuador ranks 98th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56,010 hectares | 44,440 hectares | 67,579 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 76,752 hectares | 70,150 hectares | 83,353 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 113,080 hectares | 84,820 hectares | 126,900 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 120,535 hectares | 120,150 hectares | 120,920 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More environment data for Ecuador
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 74.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.1 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0751 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 8.77 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0117 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 21.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0082 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0966 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Ecuador?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Ecuador was 120,150 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 126,900 hectares in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,440 hectares in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Ecuador ranks 98th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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