Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Ecuador
Ecuador: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 122,035 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Ecuador, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Ecuador stood at 122,035 Square kilometres. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Ecuador peaked at 145,878 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 122,035 Square kilometres, in 2023.
That places Ecuador 45th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 145,878 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 144,950 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 144,023 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 143,095 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 142,168 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 141,241 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 140,313 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 139,386 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 138,458 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 137,531 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 136,604 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 135,886 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 135,170 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 134,453 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 133,736 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 133,019 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 132,302 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 131,585 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 130,868 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 130,151 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 129,434 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 128,932 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 128,429 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 127,927 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 127,425 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 126,923 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 126,312 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 125,701 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 125,090 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 124,479 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 123,868 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 123,257 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 122,646 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 122,035 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 122,035 Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27,299 Square kilometres, 4.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 122,035 Square kilometres is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,319 Square kilometres, 5.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 141,704 Square kilometres | 137,531 Square kilometres | 145,878 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 133,377 Square kilometres | 130,151 Square kilometres | 136,604 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 127,065 Square kilometres | 124,479 Square kilometres | 129,434 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 122,952 Square kilometres | 122,035 Square kilometres | 123,868 Square kilometres | 4 |
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 land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Ecuador?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Ecuador was 122,035 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 145,878 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 122,035 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Ecuador rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- Ecuador ranks 45th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata