| ECUADOR STATISTICS |
| Land area: 276,840 km2
|
Area of forest: 144,857.0
km2 |
% Land area forested:
52.3 |
| Forest
Type |
Area Protected
(km2) in IUCN Categories I-VI: |
Total
Forest (km2) |
Total
Protected (km2) |
% Protected |
| Ia |
Ib |
II |
III |
IV |
V |
VI |
| Tropical |
| 14 Lowland evergreen broadleaf
rain forest |
5717.6 |
|
14655.6 |
|
12.2 |
|
3835.9 |
117905.3 |
24221.3 |
20.5 |
| 15 Lower montane forest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 16 Upper montane forest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.0 |
63.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 17 Freshwater swamp forest |
|
|
330.9 |
|
|
|
2752.1 |
3925.0 |
3083.0 |
78.5 |
| 18 Semi-evergreen moist
broadleaf forest |
65.8 |
|
173.7 |
|
|
|
|
8786.3 |
239.4 |
2.7 |
| 20 Needleleaf forest |
|
|
80.0 |
|
|
|
|
85.5 |
80.0 |
93.5 |
| 21 Mangrove |
319.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
0.4 |
1981.5 |
320.3 |
16.2 |
| 22 Disturbed natural forest |
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
108.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
| 23 Deciduous/semi-deciduous
broadleaf forest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1741.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 25 Thorn forest |
|
|
94.9 |
|
|
|
|
2700.5 |
94.9 |
3.5 |
| 26 Sparse trees and parkland |
735.3 |
|
1758.5 |
|
|
|
|
7557.0 |
2493.7 |
33.0 |
| Total |
6838.5 |
0.0 |
17093.8 |
0.0 |
12.2 |
0.0 |
6589.1 |
144857.0 |
30533.7 |
21.1 |