Ecuador vs Netherlands: Arable land use per person

Ecuador
0.0572 hectares per person
in 2023
Netherlands
0.0564 hectares per person
in 2023
Ecuador rank
146th
Netherlands rank
147th

Arable land use per person over time

  • Ecuador
  • Netherlands
0.10.20.30.4196119922023

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.0572 hectares per person against 0.0564 hectares per person in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0008 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 146th and Netherlands ranks 147th of 206 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3236 hectares per person 0.0752 hectares per person 0.2484 hectares per person Ecuador
1970s 0.2428 hectares per person 0.0603 hectares per person 0.1825 hectares per person Ecuador
1980s 0.1731 hectares per person 0.0598 hectares per person 0.1133 hectares per person Ecuador
1990s 0.1405 hectares per person 0.0603 hectares per person 0.0802 hectares per person Ecuador
2000s 0.0968 hectares per person 0.0653 hectares per person 0.0315 hectares per person Ecuador
2010s 0.0664 hectares per person 0.0606 hectares per person 0.0058 hectares per person Ecuador
2020s 0.0572 hectares per person 0.057 hectares per person 0.0002 hectares per person Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Ecuador or Netherlands?
Ecuador, at 0.0572 hectares per person against 0.0564 hectares per person in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Ecuador and Netherlands?
0.0008 hectares per person, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Netherlands?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Netherlands rank globally for arable land use per person?
Ecuador ranks 146th and Netherlands ranks 147th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land use per person
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.