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 102nd of 255 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.
Agricultural land — Area in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,710 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 4,720 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 4,720 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 4,730 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 4,730 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 4,740 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 4,735 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 4,795 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 4,855 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 4,915 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 4,975 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 5,035 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 5,168 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 5,385 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 5,555 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 5,835 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 6,005 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 6,190 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 6,478 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 6,759 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 6,960 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 7,095 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 7,255 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 7,420 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 7,580 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 7,721 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 7,726 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 7,753 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 7,846 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 7,914 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 7,953 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 7,975 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 8,129 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 8,108 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 7,987 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 8,012 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 8,027 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 8,075 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 8,066 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 7,778 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 7,490 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 7,250 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 7,527 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 7,500 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 7,444 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 7,412 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 7,445 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 7,534 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 7,498 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 7,346 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 7,507 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 7,513 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 5,475 1000 ha | -27.1% |
| 2015 | 5,789 1000 ha | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 5,516 1000 ha | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 5,590 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 5,448 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 5,330 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 5,420 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 5,470 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 5,348 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 5,350 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5,039 1000 ha | -5.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 5,039 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,337 1000 ha, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 5,039 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 720 1000 ha, 7.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land — Area 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% | 7,513 1000 ha | 5,475 1000 ha |
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
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.5742 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (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 102nd out of 255 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.