Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Ecuador
Ecuador: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0215 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0215 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
132nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0325 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1999
All-time low
0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.0215 1000 ha per square kilometre for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Ecuador peaked at 0.0325 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Ecuador ranks 132nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0182 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0187 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0201 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0211 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0217 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0224 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0234 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0244 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0251 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0262 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0268 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0286 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0287 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0289 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0289 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0325 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0325 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0313 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0292 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0298 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0296 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0225 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0215 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0218 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0215 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0215 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.0215 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0393 1000 ha per square kilometre, 55% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.0215 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre, 92% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -27.1% | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0224 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0263 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0234 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0296 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0325 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0304 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0292 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0325 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0215 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0217 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0215 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 129 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0231 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 130 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0217 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 131 Iraq 0.0216 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 133 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0211 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 134 Cameroon 0.0209 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 135 Liberia 0.0201 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Ecuador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.0811 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 5.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Ecuador?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Ecuador was 0.0215 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0325 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ecuador rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 132nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.