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Ecuador – Forest Area

Name: Ecuador Forest Area
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Land area covered by forest as a share of total land area. Includes natural and planted forests but excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems. · World Bank

49.55% −0.26% from 2022 G20 rank: 54th · all-time high: 56.01% (1998)

APA

Ecuador Forest Area. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/ecuador/forest-area

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_ecuador_forest-area,
  title = {Ecuador Forest Area},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/ecuador/forest-area},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	48.77%	–	–
2025* trend	49.03%	–	–
2023	49.55%	−0.26%	54th
2022	49.80%	−0.26%	52nd
2021	50.06%	−0.26%	52nd
2020	50.32%	−0.26%	52nd
2019	50.58%	−0.26%	52nd
2018	50.84%	−0.26%	52nd
2017	51.10%	−0.26%	51st
2016	51.36%	−0.26%	51st
2015	51.62%	−0.17%	50th
2014	51.78%	−0.17%	51st
2013	51.95%	−0.17%	51st
2012	52.12%	−0.17%	50th
2011	52.29%	−0.17%	49th
2010	52.46%	−0.28%	49th
2009	52.74%	−0.28%	49th
2008	53.02%	−0.28%	49th
2007	53.31%	−0.28%	47th
2006	53.59%	−0.28%	45th
2005	53.87%	−0.28%	44th
2004	54.15%	−0.28%	44th
2003	54.44%	−0.28%	44th
2002	54.72%	−0.28%	44th
2001	55.00%	−0.28%	44th
2000	55.28%	−0.36%	43rd
1999	55.65%	−0.36%	44th
1998	56.01%	+5.44%	44th
1997	50.57%	−0.33%	55th
1996	50.90%	−0.33%	55th
1995	51.23%	−0.33%	54th
1994	51.55%	−0.33%	53rd
1993	51.88%	−0.33%	53rd
1992	52.20%	−0.33%	50th
1991	52.53%	−0.33%	48th
1990	52.85%	–	46th

Show all years (1990–2023)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +10.9% GDP growth 9.4% C/A balance 2.8%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Ecuador matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2021. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw forest area improve within 24 months. View full analysis →