Deforestation tables and charts for Ecuador

Deforestation data for Ecuador , 1990-2005. Ecuador 's data is derived from the FAO.

Forest Cover (hectares): 10,853,000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area): 39.2
Other wooded land (hectares): 1,448,000
Other land with tree cover (hectares):
Total land area (hectares): 28,356,000

Forest Area

Classification	Area			Annual change rate				Total change
Period	1990	2000	2005	1990-2000	1990-2000	2000-2005	2000-2005	1990-2005	1990-2005	1990s vs 2000s
Units	ha	ha	ha	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	%
Total forest area	13,817,000	11,841,000	10,853,000	-198000	-1.5	-198000	-1.7	-2,964,000	-21.45	13.33
Other wooded land	1201000	1360000	1448000	15,900	1.32	17,600	1.29	247,000	20.57	-2.25
Primary forests	4,794,000	4,794,000	4,794,000	20	0	-40	0	0	0	-300
Plantations		162000	164000	-		560	0.35

Chart: Forest cover in Ecuador, 1990-2005


Chart: Other wooded land cover in Ecuador, 1990-2005


Chart: Primary forest cover in Ecuador 1990-2005


All data derived from the Forest Resources Assessment and the State of the World's Forests published by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O)