Forest land — Area in Ecuador
Ecuador: Forest land — Area was 12,310 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Ecuador, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Ecuador is 12,310 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Ecuador peaked at 14,632 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12,310 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Ecuador 56th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14,632 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 14,542 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 14,452 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 14,362 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 14,272 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 14,181 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 14,091 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 14,001 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 13,911 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 13,821 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 13,730 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 13,660 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 13,590 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 13,520 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 13,450 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 13,379 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 13,309 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 13,239 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 13,169 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 13,099 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 13,028 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 12,986 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 12,945 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 12,903 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 12,861 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 12,819 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 12,748 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 12,676 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 12,604 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 12,533 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 12,461 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 12,431 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 12,401 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 12,371 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 12,340 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 12,310 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 12,310 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,330 1000 ha, 5.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 12,310 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 650.58 1000 ha, 18.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,226 1000 ha | 13,821 1000 ha | 14,632 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,415 1000 ha | 13,099 1000 ha | 13,730 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,810 1000 ha | 12,533 1000 ha | 13,028 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,386 1000 ha | 12,310 1000 ha | 12,461 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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 land — area in Ecuador?
- Forest land — area in Ecuador was 12,310 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 14,632 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,310 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Ecuador rank for forest land — area?
- Ecuador ranks 56th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.