Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.004 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.004 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
67th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0486 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0024 Square kilometres per person
in 1999
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Ecuador stood at 0.004 Square kilometres per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.0486 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 Square kilometres per person, in 1999.
That places Ecuador 67th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0486 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0473 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0459 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0446 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0433 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.042 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0408 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0396 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0383 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0371 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0359 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0348 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0337 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0325 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0313 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0302 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.029 Square kilometres per person | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.028 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.027 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.026 Square kilometres per person | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0249 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0241 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0233 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0225 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0218 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0211 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0204 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0199 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0195 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | -74.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -49.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | +45.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.004 Square kilometres per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0023 Square kilometres per person, 1.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.004 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0019 Square kilometres per person, 2.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -74.5% | 0.0195 Square kilometres per person | 0.005 Square kilometres per person |
| 2014 | +45.0% | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person |
| 1998 | -49.8% | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0434 Square kilometres per person | 0.0383 Square kilometres per person | 0.0486 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.032 Square kilometres per person | 0.027 Square kilometres per person | 0.0371 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0223 Square kilometres per person | 0.0195 Square kilometres per person | 0.026 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 64 Tunisia 0.0042 Square kilometres per person compare
- 65 Uzbekistan 0.0041 Square kilometres per person compare
- 66 Qatar 0.004 Square kilometres per person compare
- 68 Belarus 0.0038 Square kilometres per person compare
- 69 Albania 0.0038 Square kilometres per person compare
- 70 Angola 0.0037 Square kilometres per person 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 — other areas, per capita in Ecuador?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Ecuador was 0.004 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0486 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 Square kilometres per person in 1999.
- How does Ecuador rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 67th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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
Land use hidden — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.