Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Ecuador
Ecuador: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 5,441 Square kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Ecuador, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2022, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Ecuador stood at 5,441 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.7% on the previous year and up 130.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Ecuador peaked at 5,441 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 455 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Ecuador 39th out of 169 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 455 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 2,361 Square kilometres | +418.8% |
| 2015 | 4,061 Square kilometres | +72.0% |
| 2020 | 4,585 Square kilometres | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 5,441 Square kilometres | +18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 455 Square kilometres | 455 Square kilometres | 455 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 3,211 Square kilometres | 2,361 Square kilometres | 4,061 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 5,013 Square kilometres | 4,585 Square kilometres | 5,441 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 36 Uzbekistan 6,378 Square kilometres compare
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- 40 Uruguay 5,194 Square kilometres compare
- 41 Moldova 986.12 Square kilometres compare
- 41 Zambia 5,184 Square kilometres compare
- 42 Benin 4,937 Square kilometres 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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0127 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -93.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Ecuador?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Ecuador was 5,441 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 5,441 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 455 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Ecuador rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Ecuador ranks 39th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation