Ecuador vs Portugal: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Ecuador
- Portugal
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 929.4 1000 ha against 854.52 1000 ha in Portugal, a difference of 74.88 1000 ha.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Ecuador ranks 116th and Portugal ranks 119th of 231 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,713 1000 ha | 2,491 1000 ha | 778.22 1000 ha | Portugal |
| 1970s | 1,692 1000 ha | 2,450 1000 ha | 757.9 1000 ha | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1,585 1000 ha | 2,400 1000 ha | 815.7 1000 ha | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1,607 1000 ha | 2,092 1000 ha | 484.35 1000 ha | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1,320 1000 ha | 1,417 1000 ha | 96.94 1000 ha | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1,069 1000 ha | 1,070 1000 ha | 1.28 1000 ha | Portugal |
| 2020s | 998.68 1000 ha | 915.02 1000 ha | 83.66 1000 ha | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Ecuador or Portugal?
- Ecuador, at 929.4 1000 ha against 854.52 1000 ha in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Ecuador and Portugal?
- 74.88 1000 ha, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Portugal?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Portugal rank globally for arable land — area?
- Ecuador ranks 116th and Portugal ranks 119th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.