Ecuador's forest cover fell from 51.6 % in 1994 to 49.5 % in 2023.
Ecuador · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Ecuador's forest area fell from 142,715 km in 1994 to 123,050 km in 2023.
Ecuador's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 25.6 % in 2013 to 23.8 % in 2025.
Ecuador's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 29.4 % in 1994 to 21.5 % in 2023.
Ecuador's arable land (% of land area) fell from 5.9 % in 1994 to 4.1 % in 2023.
Air
Ecuador's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 39.9 in 1994 to 18.6 in 2023.
Water
Ecuador's water stress rose from 2.1 % in 2000 to 2.2 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
27th of 181 · 12th in Latin America
Ecuador's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 39,662 in 1993 to 24,821 in 2022.
Access
Ecuador's safe drinking water rose from 61.6 % in 2000 to 69.9 % in 2024.
Ecuador's safe sanitation rose from 44.3 % in 2000 to 49.3 % in 2024.