Cropland — Share in Land area in Ecuador
Ecuador: Cropland — Share in Land area was 9.16 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in land area in Ecuador is 9.16 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Ecuador peaked at 12.1 % in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8.89 %, in 1980.
That places Ecuador 167th out of 252 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.07 % | — |
| 1962 | 9.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 9.1 % | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 9.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 9.14 % | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 9.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 9.17 % | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 9.16 % | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 9.19 % | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 9.23 % | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 9.27 % | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 9.3 % | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 9.34 % | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 9.42 % | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 9.34 % | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 9.23 % | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 9.16 % | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 9.05 % | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 8.99 % | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 8.89 % | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 9.18 % | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 9.17 % | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 9.37 % | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 9.59 % | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 9.83 % | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 10.04 % | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 10.24 % | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 10.3 % | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 10.31 % | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 10.57 % | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 10.82 % | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 10.91 % | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 10.74 % | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 10.97 % | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 10.84 % | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 10.8 % | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 10.85 % | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 12.1 % | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 12 % | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 11.99 % | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 11.23 % | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 10.47 % | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 10.01 % | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 10.16 % | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 10.11 % | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 9.85 % | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 9.72 % | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 10.07 % | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 10.26 % | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 10.38 % | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 10.21 % | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 10.19 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 10.72 % | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 9.61 % | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 10.27 % | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 9.72 % | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 9.92 % | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 9.48 % | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 9.78 % | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 9.99 % | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 9.86 % | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 9.42 % | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 9.7 % | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 9.16 % | -5.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 9.16 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.44 %, 56% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 9.16 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.03 %, 76% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.13 % | 9.07 % | 9.19 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.23 % | 8.99 % | 9.42 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.69 % | 8.89 % | 10.31 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.06 % | 10.57 % | 12.1 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.39 % | 9.72 % | 11.99 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.03 % | 9.48 % | 10.72 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.63 % | 9.16 % | 9.99 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 165 Vanuatu 9.82 % compare
- 166 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.5 % compare
- 168 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 8.7 % compare
- 169 Sudan (former) 8.43 % compare
- 170 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8.16 % compare
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 cropland — share in land area in Ecuador?
- Cropland — share in land area in Ecuador was 9.16 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1 % in 1998.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.89 % in 1980.
- How does Ecuador rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Ecuador ranks 167th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Share in 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.