Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita was 0.177 hectares per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Ecuador, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Ecuador stood at 0.177 hectares per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.3229 hectares per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0753 hectares per person, in 1968.
Ecuador ranks 89th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0992 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1002 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0973 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0946 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0918 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0892 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0866 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0776 hectares per person | -10.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0753 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0875 hectares per person | +16.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0931 hectares per person | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0983 hectares per person | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1031 hectares per person | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1076 hectares per person | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1203 hectares per person | +11.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1507 hectares per person | +25.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1739 hectares per person | +15.4% |
| 1977 | 0.209 hectares per person | +20.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2292 hectares per person | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2482 hectares per person | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2803 hectares per person | +12.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2969 hectares per person | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3127 hectares per person | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3137 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3166 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3193 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3219 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3229 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3144 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3098 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.305 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2983 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2933 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2935 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.296 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2916 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2768 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2727 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.269 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2701 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2648 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2523 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2407 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.227 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2408 hectares per person | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2357 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2322 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2282 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2208 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2198 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2118 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2012 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2086 hectares per person | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1976 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1948 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1991 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1962 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1932 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1899 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1867 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1845 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1831 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1817 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1801 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1785 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.177 hectares per person | -0.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.177 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1785 hectares per person, 99% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.177 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1039 hectares per person, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +25.3% | 0.1203 hectares per person | 0.1507 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0899 hectares per person | 0.0753 hectares per person | 0.1002 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1533 hectares per person | 0.0931 hectares per person | 0.2482 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3109 hectares per person | 0.2803 hectares per person | 0.3229 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2866 hectares per person | 0.269 hectares per person | 0.305 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2362 hectares per person | 0.2198 hectares per person | 0.2648 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1979 hectares per person | 0.1867 hectares per person | 0.2118 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1808 hectares per person | 0.177 hectares per person | 0.1845 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More environment data for Ecuador
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 13.04 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.5742 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Ecuador?
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Ecuador was 0.177 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3229 hectares per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0753 hectares per person in 1968.
- How does Ecuador rank for grazing land use over the long-term, per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 89th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grazing land use over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grazing land use over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grazing land use over the long term Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Grazing land use over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.