Mountain Green Cover Index in Ecuador
Ecuador: Mountain Green Cover Index was 3.47 % in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
3.47 %
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
56th
of 196 countries
All-time high
3.47 %
in 2021
All-time low
1.21 %
in 2000
Years of data
6
2000–2021
Mountain Green Cover Index in Ecuador, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, mountain green cover index in Ecuador stood at 3.47 %. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mountain green cover index in Ecuador peaked at 3.47 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.21 %, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 56th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Mountain Green Cover Index in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.21 % | — |
| 2005 | 2.13 % | +76.0% |
| 2010 | 2.43 % | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 2.9 % | +19.3% |
| 2018 | 3.24 % | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 3.47 % | +7.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 3.47 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.1 %, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 3.47 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.28 %, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.67 % | 1.21 % | 2.13 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.86 % | 2.43 % | 3.24 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.47 % | 3.47 % | 3.47 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 53 Burkina Faso 3.54 % compare
- 54 Dominican Republic 3.5 % compare
- 55 Tunisia 3.48 % compare
- 57 Cameroon 3.44 % compare
- 58 Colombia 3.34 % compare
- 59 Saint Lucia 3.28 % compare
More development goals data for Ecuador
- Red List Index 0.7358 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 28.06 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 829.96 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 28 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,945 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mountain green cover index in Ecuador?
- Mountain green cover index in Ecuador was 3.47 % in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mountain green cover index recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 3.47 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest mountain green cover index recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 % in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for mountain green cover index?
- Ecuador ranks 56th out of 196 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mountain green cover index rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Mountain Green Cover Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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