Ecuador Forest Figures - Source: Monga Bay

Ecuador Forest Figures

Forest Cover

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Total forest area: 10,853,000 ha
% of land area: 39.2%

Primary forest cover: 4,794,000 ha
% of land area: 17.3%
% total forest area: 44.2%

Deforestation Rates, 2000-2005

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Annual change in forest cover: -197,600 ha
Annual deforestation rate: -1.7%
Change in defor. rate since '90s: 16.7%
Total forest loss since 1990: -2,964,000 ha
Total forest loss since 1990:-21.5%

Primary or "Old-growth" forests
Annual loss of primary forests: n/a
Annual deforestation rate: n/a
Change in deforestation rate since '90s: n/a
Primary forest loss since 1990: n/a
Primary forest loss since 1990:0.0%

Forest Classification

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Public: 77.1%
Private: n/a
Other: 22.9%
Use
Production: 1.5%
Protection: 21.5%
Conservation: 44.2%
Social services: n/a
Multiple purpose: 18.9%
None or unknown: 13.8

Forest Area Breakdown

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Total area: 10,853,000 ha
Primary: 4,794,000 ha
Modified natural: 5,895,000 ha
Semi-natural: n/a
Production plantation: 164,000 ha
Production plantation: n/a

Plantations

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Plantations, 2005: 164,000 ha
% of total forest cover: 1.5%
Annual change rate (00-05): 560,000 ha

Carbon storage

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Above-ground biomass: n/a M t
Below-ground biomass: n/a M t

Area annually affected by

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Fire: n/a
Insects: n/a
Diseases: n/a

Number of tree species in IUCN red list

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Number of native tree species: 1,000
Critically endangered: 240
Endangered: 669
Vulnerable: 923

Wood removal 2005

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Industrial roundwood: 1,360,000 m³ o.b.
Wood fuel: 6,979,000 m³ o.b.

Value of forest products, 2005

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Industrial roundwood: $93,193,000
Wood fuel: $45,785,000
Non-wood forest products (NWFPs): n/a
Total Value: $138,978,000