Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Ecuador
Ecuador: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures was 29,410 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 29,410 Square kilometres for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures 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 in Ecuador peaked at 51,070 Square kilometres in 1995 and was at its lowest, 22,000 Square kilometres, in 1961.
That places Ecuador 68th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22,000 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 22,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 22,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 22,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 22,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 22,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 22,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 22,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 22,500 Square kilometres | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 23,000 Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 23,500 Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 24,000 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 24,500 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 25,590 Square kilometres | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 28,000 Square kilometres | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 30,000 Square kilometres | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 33,000 Square kilometres | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 35,000 Square kilometres | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 37,000 Square kilometres | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 40,160 Square kilometres | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 42,170 Square kilometres | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 44,200 Square kilometres | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 45,000 Square kilometres | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 46,000 Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 47,000 Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 48,000 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 48,850 Square kilometres | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 48,740 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 49,000 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 49,210 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 49,190 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 49,330 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 50,010 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 50,930 Square kilometres | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 51,070 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 49,960 Square kilometres | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 50,080 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 50,230 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 50,950 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 50,870 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 49,850 Square kilometres | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 48,900 Square kilometres | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 47,630 Square kilometres | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 50,040 Square kilometres | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 49,900 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 49,980 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 49,970 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 49,450 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 49,860 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 49,199 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 48,109 Square kilometres | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 49,760 Square kilometres | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 48,500 Square kilometres | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 30,874 Square kilometres | -36.3% |
| 2015 | 32,380 Square kilometres | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 31,010 Square kilometres | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 31,260 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 30,940 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 29,010 Square kilometres | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 29,390 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 30,230 Square kilometres | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 30,070 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 29,410 Square kilometres | -2.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 29,410 Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,666 Square kilometres, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 29,410 Square kilometres is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,940 Square kilometres, 5.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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% | 48,500 Square kilometres | 30,874 Square kilometres |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22,056 Square kilometres | 22,000 Square kilometres | 22,500 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 28,359 Square kilometres | 23,000 Square kilometres | 37,000 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 45,912 Square kilometres | 40,160 Square kilometres | 49,000 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 50,096 Square kilometres | 49,190 Square kilometres | 51,070 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,645 Square kilometres | 47,630 Square kilometres | 50,870 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,104 Square kilometres | 29,010 Square kilometres | 49,760 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,775 Square kilometres | 29,390 Square kilometres | 30,230 Square kilometres | 4 |
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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 in Ecuador?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Ecuador was 29,410 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 51,070 Square kilometres in 1995.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,000 Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does Ecuador rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures?
- Ecuador ranks 68th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures. 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