Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 12,210 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Ecuador, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Ecuador is 12,210 kt, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Ecuador peaked at 36,538 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12,210 kt, in 2021.
Ecuador ranks 27th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36,538 kt | — |
| 1991 | 36,538 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 36,538 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 36,538 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 36,538 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 36,538 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 36,538 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 36,538 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 36,538 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 36,538 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 36,538 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 28,453 kt | -22.1% |
| 2002 | 28,453 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 28,453 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 28,453 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 28,453 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 28,453 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 28,453 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 28,453 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 28,453 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28,453 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16,947 kt | -40.4% |
| 2012 | 16,947 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16,947 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16,947 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16,947 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 29,025 kt | +71.3% |
| 2017 | 29,025 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29,025 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 29,025 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 29,025 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12,210 kt | -57.9% |
| 2022 | 12,210 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12,210 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12,210 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 12,210 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36,538 kt | 36,538 kt | 36,538 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,262 kt | 28,453 kt | 36,538 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,929 kt | 16,947 kt | 29,025 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,013 kt | 12,210 kt | 29,025 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More climate change data for Ecuador
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,195 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,758 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14,437 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 515.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,911 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,423 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 86.54 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Ecuador?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Ecuador was 12,210 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 36,538 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,210 kt in 2021.
- How does Ecuador rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Ecuador ranks 27th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. 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 Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).