Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ecuador
Ecuador: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 10.33 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ecuador stood at 10.33 kg/ha.
The figure is down 25.3% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ecuador peaked at 16.36 kg/ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.91 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Ecuador 84th out of 186 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.
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.91 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 3.06 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 3.21 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 3.15 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 3.25 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 3.46 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 4.39 kg/ha | +26.8% |
| 1968 | 5.03 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 1969 | 4.49 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 1970 | 4.42 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 4.13 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 4.75 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 1973 | 5.26 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 5.19 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 5.14 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 6.87 kg/ha | +33.8% |
| 1977 | 7.61 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 1978 | 7.26 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 7.83 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 8.1 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 7.59 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 7.66 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 7.89 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 7.79 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 6.08 kg/ha | -22.0% |
| 1986 | 5.12 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 1987 | 4.72 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 5.29 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1989 | 6.12 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 1990 | 6.03 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 6.21 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 6.25 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 6.71 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 6.71 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 7.16 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 7.88 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 9.07 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 1998 | 9.29 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 8.2 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 7.7 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 14.75 kg/ha | +91.5% |
| 2002 | 11.79 kg/ha | -20.1% |
| 2003 | 11.75 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 12.25 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 11.09 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 12.14 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 11.1 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 12.84 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 12.95 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 13.92 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 14.61 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 13.71 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 13.09 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 15.47 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 12.44 kg/ha | -19.6% |
| 2016 | 15.05 kg/ha | +20.9% |
| 2017 | 14.77 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 16.36 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 15.78 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 15.42 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 15.32 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 13.82 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 10.33 kg/ha | -25.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 10.33 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.67 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 10.33 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.61 kg/ha, 97% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +91.5% | 7.7 kg/ha | 14.75 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.66 kg/ha | 2.91 kg/ha | 5.03 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.85 kg/ha | 4.13 kg/ha | 7.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.64 kg/ha | 4.72 kg/ha | 8.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.35 kg/ha | 6.03 kg/ha | 9.29 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.84 kg/ha | 7.7 kg/ha | 14.75 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.52 kg/ha | 12.44 kg/ha | 16.36 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.72 kg/ha | 10.33 kg/ha | 15.42 kg/ha | 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 leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ecuador?
- Leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ecuador was 10.33 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 16.36 kg/ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.91 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Ecuador rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Ecuador ranks 84th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).