Forest fires — Burned Area in Ecuador
Ecuador: Forest fires — Burned Area was 6,924 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area in Ecuador, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area in Ecuador is 6,924 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 478.6% on the previous year and up 604.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area in Ecuador peaked at 6,924 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 128.23 ha, in 2017.
Ecuador ranks 55th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,669 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,669 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,669 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,669 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,669 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,669 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,352 ha | -19.0% |
| 1997 | 699.8 ha | -48.3% |
| 1998 | 1,114 ha | +59.2% |
| 1999 | 615.13 ha | -44.8% |
| 2000 | 131.77 ha | -78.6% |
| 2001 | 2,607 ha | +1878.5% |
| 2002 | 598.37 ha | -77.0% |
| 2003 | 235.08 ha | -60.7% |
| 2004 | 448.77 ha | +90.9% |
| 2005 | 3,099 ha | +590.5% |
| 2006 | 577.01 ha | -81.4% |
| 2007 | 3,590 ha | +522.2% |
| 2008 | 149.59 ha | -95.8% |
| 2009 | 854.83 ha | +471.4% |
| 2010 | 1,304 ha | +52.5% |
| 2011 | 406.03 ha | -68.9% |
| 2012 | 6,924 ha | +1605.3% |
| 2013 | 320.56 ha | -95.4% |
| 2014 | 983.04 ha | +206.7% |
| 2015 | 2,415 ha | +145.6% |
| 2016 | 1,496 ha | -38.1% |
| 2017 | 128.23 ha | -91.4% |
| 2018 | 1,710 ha | +1233.3% |
| 2019 | 2,906 ha | +70.0% |
| 2020 | 2,094 ha | -27.9% |
| 2021 | 2,180 ha | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 1,346 ha | -38.2% |
| 2023 | 1,197 ha | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 6,924 ha | +478.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 6,924 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 344.48 ha, 20.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 6,924 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 513.61 ha, 13.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1878.5% | 131.77 ha | 2,607 ha |
| 2012 | +1605.3% | 406.03 ha | 6,924 ha |
| 2018 | +1233.3% | 128.23 ha | 1,710 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,380 ha | 615.13 ha | 1,669 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,229 ha | 131.77 ha | 3,590 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,859 ha | 128.23 ha | 6,924 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,748 ha | 1,197 ha | 6,924 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 52 Sierra Leone 9,320 ha compare
- 53 Papua New Guinea 8,699 ha compare
- 54 Cuba 8,671 ha compare
- 56 Costa Rica 6,585 ha compare
- 57 Senegal 4,726 ha compare
- 58 Bahamas 4,241 ha compare
More climate change data for Ecuador
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 218.44 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area in Ecuador?
- Forest fires — burned area in Ecuador was 6,924 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 6,924 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 128.23 ha in 2017.
- How does Ecuador rank for forest fires — burned area?
- Ecuador ranks 55th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 604.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.