Forestland — Area, per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0007 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Ecuador, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area, per capita in Ecuador is 0.0007 1000 ha per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.0014 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
That places Ecuador 48th out of 191 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.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.0007 1000 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 2.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.0007 1000 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 2.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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 forestland — area, per capita in Ecuador?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Ecuador was 0.0007 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0014 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Ecuador rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 48th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.