Share global forest in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share global forest was 0.2973 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2973
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
47th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.3369
in 1990
All-time low
0.2973
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Ecuador, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.2973 for share global forest in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Ecuador peaked at 0.3369 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2973, in 2025.
That places Ecuador 47th out of 235 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.
Share global forest in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3369 | — |
| 1991 | 0.3356 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3344 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3331 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3318 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3306 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3293 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.328 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3267 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3254 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3241 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3227 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3213 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3199 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3185 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3171 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3157 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3143 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3129 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3115 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3101 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3094 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3087 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.308 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3073 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3066 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3051 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3036 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3021 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3007 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2992 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2988 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2984 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2981 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2977 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.2973 | -0.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.2973 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0554, 5.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.2973 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0242, 12.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3312 | 0.3254 | 0.3369 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3178 | 0.3115 | 0.3241 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3062 | 0.3007 | 0.3101 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2983 | 0.2973 | 0.2992 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More environment data for Ecuador
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.177 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 13.04 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Ecuador?
- Share global forest in Ecuador was 0.2973 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3369 in 1990.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2973 in 2025.
- How does Ecuador rank for share global forest?
- Ecuador ranks 47th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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