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 48th out of 222 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.
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 |
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More environment data for Ecuador
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 50.46 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,148 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 801 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 11.13 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 54.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,764 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 26.7 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,346 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 18.44 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 929.4 1000 ha (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 48th out of 222 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.