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TROPICAL RAINFORESTS: Deforestation rates tables and charts
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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
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11,841,000
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10,853,000
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-198000
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-1.5
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-198000
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-1.7
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-2,964,000
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-21.45
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13.33
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Other wooded land |
1201000
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1360000
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1448000
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15,900
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1.32
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17,600
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1.29
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247,000
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20.57
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-2.25
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Primary forests |
4,794,000
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4,794,000
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4,794,000
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20
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0
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-40
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0
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0
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0
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-300
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Plantations |
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162000
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164000
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-
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560
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0.35
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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)
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