Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Ecuador
Ecuador: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate was -0.2442 % change on previous year in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Ecuador, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded -0.2442 % change on previous year for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Ecuador peaked at -0.2418 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.6528 % change on previous year, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 187th of 249 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.616 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.6204 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1993 | -0.6236 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1994 | -0.6282 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1995 | -0.6315 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1996 | -0.6362 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1997 | -0.6396 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1998 | -0.6444 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1999 | -0.6479 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2000 | -0.6528 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2001 | -0.5114 % change on previous year | -21.7% |
| 2002 | -0.514 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2003 | -0.5167 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2004 | -0.5194 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2005 | -0.5221 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2006 | -0.5248 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2007 | -0.5276 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2008 | -0.5304 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2009 | -0.5332 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2010 | -0.5361 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2011 | -0.3209 % change on previous year | -40.1% |
| 2012 | -0.3219 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2013 | -0.3237 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2014 | -0.324 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2015 | -0.3251 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2016 | -0.5591 % change on previous year | +72.0% |
| 2017 | -0.5615 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2018 | -0.5654 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2019 | -0.5679 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2020 | -0.5718 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2021 | -0.2418 % change on previous year | -57.7% |
| 2022 | -0.2424 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2023 | -0.243 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2024 | -0.2436 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2025 | -0.2442 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -72.0% | -0.3251 % change on previous year | -0.5591 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +57.7% | -0.5718 % change on previous year | -0.2418 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | +40.1% | -0.5361 % change on previous year | -0.3209 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.632 % change on previous year | -0.6479 % change on previous year | -0.616 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.5352 % change on previous year | -0.6528 % change on previous year | -0.5114 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4405 % change on previous year | -0.5679 % change on previous year | -0.3209 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2978 % change on previous year | -0.5718 % change on previous year | -0.2418 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 184 Zambia -0.2159 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Colombia -0.2237 % change on previous year compare
- 186 Sri Lanka -0.2273 % change on previous year compare
- 188 Vanuatu -0.2616 % change on previous year compare
- 189 Laos -0.2701 % change on previous year compare
- 189 Lao People's Democratic Republic -0.2701 % change on previous year 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 land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Ecuador?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Ecuador was -0.2442 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2418 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6528 % change on previous year in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- Ecuador ranks 187th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.