Planted Forest — Area in Ecuador
Ecuador: Planted Forest — Area was 120.15 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Ecuador, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 120.15 1000 ha for planted forest — area in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Ecuador peaked at 126.9 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 44.44 1000 ha, in 1990.
Ecuador ranks 114th of 207 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.
Planted Forest — Area in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.44 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 47.01 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 49.58 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 52.15 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 54.72 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 57.3 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 59.87 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 62.44 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 65.01 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 67.58 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 70.15 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 71.62 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 73.08 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 74.55 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 76.02 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 77.49 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 78.95 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 80.42 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 81.89 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 83.35 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 84.82 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 93.24 1000 ha | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 101.65 1000 ha | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 110.07 1000 ha | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 118.48 1000 ha | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 126.9 1000 ha | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 125.7 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 124.51 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 123.31 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 122.12 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 120.92 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 120.77 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 120.61 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 120.46 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 120.3 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 120.15 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 120.15 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 224.08 1000 ha, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 120.15 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 120.15 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.01 1000 ha | 44.44 1000 ha | 67.58 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.75 1000 ha | 70.15 1000 ha | 83.35 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 113.08 1000 ha | 84.82 1000 ha | 126.9 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 120.54 1000 ha | 120.15 1000 ha | 120.92 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 planted forest — area in Ecuador?
- Planted forest — area in Ecuador was 120.15 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 126.9 1000 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.44 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for planted forest — area?
- Ecuador ranks 114th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area 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, published as part of Planted 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.