Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was 12,218 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Ecuador, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2025, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Ecuador stood at 12,218 kt. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Ecuador peaked at 37,580 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12,218 kt, in 2021.
That places Ecuador 27th out of 223 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.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37,580 kt | — |
| 1991 | 37,580 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 37,580 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 37,580 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 37,580 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 37,580 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 37,580 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 37,580 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 37,580 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 37,580 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 37,580 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 29,045 kt | -22.7% |
| 2002 | 29,045 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 29,045 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 29,045 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 29,045 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 29,045 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 29,045 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 29,045 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 29,045 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 29,045 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20,361 kt | -29.9% |
| 2012 | 20,361 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20,361 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20,361 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20,361 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 29,022 kt | +42.5% |
| 2017 | 29,022 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29,022 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 29,022 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 29,022 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12,218 kt | -57.9% |
| 2022 | 12,218 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12,218 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12,218 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 12,218 kt | +0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 12,218 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.78 kt, 617.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37,580 kt | 37,580 kt | 37,580 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,898 kt | 29,045 kt | 37,580 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,694 kt | 20,361 kt | 29,045 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,019 kt | 12,218 kt | 29,022 kt | 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 net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Ecuador?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Ecuador was 12,218 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 37,580 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,218 kt in 2021.
- How does Ecuador rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Ecuador ranks 27th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. 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 Net Forest conversion — 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).