Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Ecuador
Ecuador: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 20.29 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 20.29 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Ecuador peaked at 32.51 % in 1999 and was at its lowest, 17.01 %, in 1961.
Ecuador ranks 170th 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 | 17.09 % | 17.01 % | 17.32 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.48 % | 17.54 % | 22.36 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.28 % | 23.4 % | 28.01 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.57 % | 28.34 % | 32.51 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.38 % | 29.19 % | 32.48 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.37 % | 21.46 % | 30.25 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.44 % | 20.29 % | 22.02 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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 — share in land area in Ecuador?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Ecuador was 20.29 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 32.51 % in 1999.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.01 % in 1961.
- How does Ecuador rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Ecuador ranks 170th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 — Share in 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.