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 169th of 231 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.
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
- 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 — Area 929.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.13 ha/cap (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 169th out of 231 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.
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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.