Agriculture — Area, per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Agriculture — Area, per capita was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.0003 1000 ha per person for agriculture — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.001 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
Ecuador ranks 114th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -28.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -6.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.0003 1000 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 1000 ha per person, 76% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.0003 1000 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture — Area, per capita 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 | -28.2% | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per capita in Ecuador?
- Agriculture — area, per capita in Ecuador was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.001 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for agriculture — area, per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 114th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area, per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.