Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Ecuador
Ecuador: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 0.1184 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1184 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
97th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.2051 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1999
All-time low
0.0795 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.1184 Square kilometres per square kilometre for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Ecuador peaked at 0.2051 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0795 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 1961.
Ecuador ranks 97th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0795 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0795 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0795 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0795 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0795 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0795 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0795 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0795 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0813 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0831 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0849 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0867 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0885 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0924 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1011 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1084 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1192 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1264 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1337 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1451 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1523 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1597 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1625 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1662 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1698 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1734 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1765 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1761 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.177 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1778 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1777 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1782 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1806 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.184 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1845 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1805 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1809 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2022 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2051 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2048 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2007 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1969 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1918 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2015 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2009 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2012 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2012 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1991 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2008 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1981 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1937 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2004 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1953 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1243 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -36.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1304 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1249 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1259 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1246 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1168 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1183 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1217 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1211 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1184 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.1184 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1318 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.1184 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1519 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 78% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -36.3% | 0.1953 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1243 Square kilometres per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0797 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0795 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0813 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1024 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0831 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1337 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1658 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1451 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.177 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1851 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1777 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2051 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1999 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1918 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2048 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1534 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1168 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2004 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1199 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1183 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1217 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 94 Czechia 0.1255 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 95 Nepal 0.1252 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 96 Italy 0.1219 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 98 Chile 0.1182 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 99 Belarus 0.1173 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 100 Puerto Rico 0.1158 Square kilometres per square kilometre 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Ecuador?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Ecuador was 0.1184 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2051 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0795 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ecuador rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 97th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. 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 Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.