Other land — Area in Ecuador
Ecuador: Other land — Area was 7,456 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Ecuador, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, other land — area in Ecuador stood at 7,456 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Ecuador peaked at 7,456 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,898 1000 ha, in 1998.
That places Ecuador 68th out of 259 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,206 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 5,228 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 5,279 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 5,347 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 5,283 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 5,395 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 5,606 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 5,671 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 2,898 1000 ha | -48.9% |
| 1999 | 2,940 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 3,040 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 3,398 1000 ha | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 3,756 1000 ha | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 4,066 1000 ha | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 3,859 1000 ha | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 3,957 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 4,083 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 4,185 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 4,222 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 4,203 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 4,310 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 4,503 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 4,384 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 4,420 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 6,500 1000 ha | +47.1% |
| 2015 | 6,228 1000 ha | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 6,572 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 6,570 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 6,784 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 6,973 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 6,955 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 6,935 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 7,087 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 7,115 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 7,456 1000 ha | +4.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 7,456 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,878 1000 ha, 4.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 7,456 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 320.06 1000 ha, 23.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other land — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -48.9% | 5,671 1000 ha | 2,898 1000 ha |
| 2014 | +47.1% | 4,420 1000 ha | 6,500 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,885 1000 ha | 2,898 1000 ha | 5,671 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,877 1000 ha | 3,040 1000 ha | 4,222 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,725 1000 ha | 4,310 1000 ha | 6,973 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,110 1000 ha | 6,935 1000 ha | 7,456 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 66 Jordan 7,782 1000 ha compare
- 67 Kyrgyzstan 7,576 1000 ha compare
- 69 Madagascar 7,201 1000 ha compare
- 70 Japan 6,958 1000 ha compare
- 71 Burkina Faso 6,882 1000 ha 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 other land — area in Ecuador?
- Other land — area in Ecuador was 7,456 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 7,456 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,898 1000 ha in 1998.
- How does Ecuador rank for other land — area?
- Ecuador ranks 68th out of 259 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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 Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.