Forest area in Ecuador
Ecuador: Forest area was 123,050 sq. km in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Ecuador, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Ecuador is 123,050 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Ecuador peaked at 146,322 sq. km in 1990 and was at its lowest, 123,050 sq. km, in 2023.
That places Ecuador 49th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 142,264 sq. km | 138,207 sq. km | 146,322 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 134,145 sq. km | 130,984 sq. km | 137,305 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 128,176 sq. km | 125,621 sq. km | 130,282 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 124,014 sq. km | 123,050 sq. km | 124,978 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
- Rural population 36.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 6.70 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 696,223 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 4,007 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 2.79 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Ecuador?
- Forest area in Ecuador was 123,050 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 146,322 sq. km in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 123,050 sq. km in 2023.
- How does Ecuador rank for forest area?
- Ecuador ranks 49th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.