Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Ecuador
Ecuador: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 18.44 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Ecuador is 18.44 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Ecuador peaked at 36.29 % in 1967 and was at its lowest, 15.29 %, in 2012.
Ecuador ranks 184th of 248 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.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36.2 % | — |
| 1962 | 36.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 36.23 % | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 36.23 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 36.26 % | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 36.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 36.29 % | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 36.22 % | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 35.87 % | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 35.53 % | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 35.2 % | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 34.87 % | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 34.56 % | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 33.92 % | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 31.94 % | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 30.24 % | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 28.28 % | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 26.81 % | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 25.53 % | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 23.8 % | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 23.67 % | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 22.3 % | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 21.99 % | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 21.71 % | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 21.43 % | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 21.17 % | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 20.93 % | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 21.03 % | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 20.42 % | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 20.44 % | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 20.77 % | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 20.53 % | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 19.67 % | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 19.94 % | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 19.41 % | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 20.12 % | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 20.08 % | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 19.96 % | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 19.94 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 20.03 % | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 19.13 % | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 18.16 % | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 17.92 % | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 16.97 % | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 17.28 % | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 16.56 % | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 16.12 % | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 16.6 % | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 15.92 % | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 15.82 % | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 15.73 % | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 15.29 % | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 15.89 % | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 17.72 % | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 18.45 % | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 17.69 % | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 18.48 % | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 17.77 % | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 18.56 % | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 19.15 % | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 18.72 % | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 18.21 % | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 19.21 % | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 18.44 % | -4.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 18.44 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.94 %, 60% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 18.44 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.93 %, 58% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.2 % | 35.87 % | 36.29 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.69 % | 25.53 % | 35.53 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.85 % | 20.42 % | 23.8 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.09 % | 19.41 % | 20.77 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.47 % | 15.92 % | 20.03 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.14 % | 15.29 % | 18.56 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.75 % | 18.21 % | 19.21 % | 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 — share in agricultural land in Ecuador?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Ecuador was 18.44 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 36.29 % in 1967.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.29 % in 2012.
- How does Ecuador rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Ecuador ranks 184th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.