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 127th out of 248 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.
Arable land — Area in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,705 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,705 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,710 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 1,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,715 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 1,715 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,720 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 1,715 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 1,720 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 1,725 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 1,730 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 1,735 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 1,740 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 1,753 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 1,720 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 1,680 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 1,650 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 1,610 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 1,580 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 1,542 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 1,600 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 1,552 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 1,560 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 1,575 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 1,590 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 1,605 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 1,616 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 1,625 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 1,583 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 1,604 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 1,644 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 1,633 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 1,569 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 1,621 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 1,574 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 1,607 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 1,609 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1,602 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1,610 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1,616 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1,488 1000 ha | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 1,360 1000 ha | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 1,299 1000 ha | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 1,277 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1,296 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1,233 1000 ha | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 1,195 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 1,236 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 1,199 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 1,186 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1,156 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 1,148 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1,194 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 970 1000 ha | -18.8% |
| 2015 | 1,068 1000 ha | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 976 1000 ha | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 1,033 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 968 1000 ha | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 989 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1,038 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 1,024 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 974 1000 ha | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 1,028 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 929.4 1000 ha | -9.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 929.4 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,083 1000 ha, 86% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 929.4 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 125 1000 ha, 7.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
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 |
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)
- 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 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 127th out of 248 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.