Ecuador vs Maldives: Agricultural land — Share in Land area

Ecuador
20.29 %
in 2024
Maldives
19.8 %
in 2024
Ecuador rank
155th
Maldives rank
158th

Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time

  • Ecuador
  • Maldives
010203040196119922024

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 20.29 % against 19.8 % in Maldives, a difference of 0.49 %.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 155th and Maldives ranks 158th of 220 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 6 and Maldives in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Maldives Difference Ahead
1960s 17.09 % 16.67 % 0.4233 % Ecuador
1970s 19.48 % 22 % 2.52 % Maldives
1980s 26.28 % 26 % 0.276 % Ecuador
1990s 29.57 % 26.67 % 2.9 % Ecuador
2000s 30.38 % 30.33 % 0.047 % Ecuador
2010s 25.37 % 21.66 % 3.71 % Ecuador
2020s 21.44 % 20.05 % 1.39 % Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Ecuador or Maldives?
Ecuador, at 20.29 % against 19.8 % in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Ecuador and Maldives?
0.49 %, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Maldives?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Maldives rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
Ecuador ranks 155th and Maldives ranks 158th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.