Agricultural land — Area in Ecuador
Ecuador: Agricultural land — Area was 5,039 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area in Ecuador is 5,039 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Ecuador peaked at 8,129 1000 ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 4,710 1000 ha, in 1961.
Ecuador ranks 93rd of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,732 1000 ha | 4,710 1000 ha | 4,795 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,392 1000 ha | 4,855 1000 ha | 6,190 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,275 1000 ha | 6,478 1000 ha | 7,753 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,003 1000 ha | 7,846 1000 ha | 8,129 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,545 1000 ha | 7,250 1000 ha | 8,066 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,301 1000 ha | 5,330 1000 ha | 7,513 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,325 1000 ha | 5,039 1000 ha | 5,470 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Ecuador
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 50.46 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,148 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 801 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 11.13 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 54.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,764 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 26.7 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,346 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 18.44 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 929.4 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Ecuador?
- Agricultural land — area in Ecuador was 5,039 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 8,129 1000 ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,710 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Ecuador rank for agricultural land — area?
- Ecuador ranks 93rd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.