Arable land — Area in Ecuador
Ecuador: Arable land — Area was 929.4 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 929.4 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Ecuador peaked at 1,753 1000 ha in 1974 and was at its lowest, 929.4 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Ecuador 116th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,713 1000 ha | 1,705 1000 ha | 1,720 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,692 1000 ha | 1,580 1000 ha | 1,753 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,585 1000 ha | 1,542 1000 ha | 1,625 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,607 1000 ha | 1,569 1000 ha | 1,644 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,320 1000 ha | 1,195 1000 ha | 1,616 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,069 1000 ha | 968 1000 ha | 1,194 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 998.68 1000 ha | 929.4 1000 ha | 1,038 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.13 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Ecuador?
- Arable land — area in Ecuador was 929.4 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1,753 1000 ha in 1974.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 929.4 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for arable land — area?
- Ecuador ranks 116th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable 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.