Land use hidden — Land area in Ecuador
Ecuador: Land use hidden — Land area was 248,360 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
248,360 Square kilometres
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
70th
of 202 countries
All-time high
276,840 Square kilometres
in 1961
All-time low
248,360 Square kilometres
in 1998
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — land area in Ecuador stood at 248,360 Square kilometres. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area in Ecuador peaked at 276,840 Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 248,360 Square kilometres, in 1998.
Ecuador ranks 70th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 276,840 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 276,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 248,360 Square kilometres | -10.3% |
| 1999 | 248,360 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 248,360 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 248,360 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 248,360 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 248,360 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 248,360 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 248,360 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 248,360 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 248,360 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 248,360 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 248,360 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 248,360 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 248,360 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 248,360 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 248,360 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 248,360 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 248,360 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 248,360 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 248,360 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 248,360 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 248,360 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 248,360 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 248,360 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 248,360 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 248,360 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 248,360 Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 160,508 Square kilometres, 1.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 248,360 Square kilometres is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48,198 Square kilometres, 5.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 276,840 Square kilometres | 276,840 Square kilometres | 276,840 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 276,840 Square kilometres | 276,840 Square kilometres | 276,840 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 276,840 Square kilometres | 276,840 Square kilometres | 276,840 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 271,144 Square kilometres | 248,360 Square kilometres | 276,840 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 248,360 Square kilometres | 248,360 Square kilometres | 248,360 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 248,360 Square kilometres | 248,360 Square kilometres | 248,360 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 248,360 Square kilometres | 248,360 Square kilometres | 248,360 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 67 Burkina Faso 273,600 Square kilometres compare
- 68 New Zealand 263,310 Square kilometres compare
- 69 Gabon 257,670 Square kilometres compare
- 71 Guinea 245,720 Square kilometres compare
- 72 United Kingdom 241,930 Square kilometres compare
- 73 Laos 230,800 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)
- 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 land use hidden — land area in Ecuador?
- Land use hidden — land area in Ecuador was 248,360 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 276,840 Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 248,360 Square kilometres in 1998.
- How does Ecuador rank for land use hidden — land area?
- Ecuador ranks 70th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata