Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Ecuador
Ecuador: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 12,190 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Ecuador, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — area in Ecuador stood at 12,190 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Ecuador peaked at 14,588 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12,190 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Ecuador 54th out of 240 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.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14,588 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 14,495 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 14,402 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 14,310 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 14,217 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 14,124 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 14,031 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 13,939 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 13,846 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 13,753 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 13,660 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 13,589 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 13,517 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 13,445 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 13,374 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 13,302 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 13,230 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 13,159 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 13,087 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 13,015 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 12,944 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 12,893 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 12,843 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 12,793 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 12,742 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 12,692 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 12,622 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 12,552 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 12,481 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 12,411 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 12,340 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 12,310 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 12,280 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 12,250 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 12,220 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 12,190 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 12,190 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,407 1000 ha, 5.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 12,190 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 641.92 1000 ha, 19.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,170 1000 ha | 13,753 1000 ha | 14,588 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,338 1000 ha | 13,015 1000 ha | 13,660 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,697 1000 ha | 12,411 1000 ha | 12,944 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,265 1000 ha | 12,190 1000 ha | 12,340 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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Ecuador?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Ecuador was 12,190 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 14,588 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,190 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Ecuador rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Ecuador ranks 54th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — 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 Naturally regenerating forest — 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.