Planted Forest — Area in Ecuador

Ecuador: Planted Forest — Area was 120.15 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
120.15 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
104th
of 191 countries
All-time high
126.9 1000 ha
in 2015
All-time low
44.44 1000 ha
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Planted Forest — Area in Ecuador, 1990–2025

0501001501990200720251990: 44.4 1000 ha1991: 47 1000 ha1992: 49.6 1000 ha1993: 52.1 1000 ha1994: 54.7 1000 ha1995: 57.3 1000 ha1996: 59.9 1000 ha1997: 62.4 1000 ha1998: 65 1000 ha1999: 67.6 1000 ha2000: 70.2 1000 ha2001: 71.6 1000 ha2002: 73.1 1000 ha2003: 74.5 1000 ha2004: 76 1000 ha2005: 77.5 1000 ha2006: 79 1000 ha2007: 80.4 1000 ha2008: 81.9 1000 ha2009: 83.3 1000 ha2010: 84.8 1000 ha2011: 93.2 1000 ha2012: 101.7 1000 ha2013: 110.1 1000 ha2014: 118.5 1000 ha2015: 126.9 1000 ha2016: 125.7 1000 ha2017: 124.5 1000 ha2018: 123.3 1000 ha2019: 122.1 1000 ha2020: 120.9 1000 ha2021: 120.8 1000 ha2022: 120.6 1000 ha2023: 120.5 1000 ha2024: 120.3 1000 ha2025: 120.2 1000 ha

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 104th of 191 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 101 Sudan 130.25 1000 ha compare
  2. 102 Pakistan 126.74 1000 ha compare
  3. 103 Cameroon 121.1 1000 ha compare
  4. 105 Tajikistan 117.16 1000 ha compare
  5. 106 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 116.25 1000 ha compare
  6. 107 Norway 113.11 1000 ha compare

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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 104th out of 191 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

Indicator
Planted Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 data points, 1990–2025
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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.