Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Ecuador
Ecuador: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 0.98 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Ecuador, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for planted forest — share in forest land in Ecuador is 0.98 %, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Ecuador peaked at 0.99 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3 %, in 1990.
Ecuador ranks 157th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.393 % | 0.3 % | 0.49 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.573 % | 0.51 % | 0.64 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.884 % | 0.65 % | 0.99 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9717 % | 0.97 % | 0.98 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 154 Timor-Leste 1.11 % compare
- 155 Solomon Islands 1.02 % compare
- 156 Sierra Leone 1.01 % compare
- 158 Montenegro 0.97 % compare
- 159 Norway 0.93 % compare
- 160 Colombia 0.91 % compare
- 160 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.91 % compare
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 planted forest — share in forest land in Ecuador?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Ecuador was 0.98 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 % in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Ecuador ranks 157th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 — Share in Forest land. 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.