Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area in Ecuador
Ecuador: Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area was 2,243 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area in Ecuador, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 2,243 1000 ha for perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in 2024.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in Ecuador peaked at 3,703 1000 ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,985 1000 ha, in 2019.
That places Ecuador 15th out of 63 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3,389 1000 ha | — |
| 2003 | 3,343 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 3,577 1000 ha | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 3,589 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 3,543 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 3,624 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 3,703 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 3,562 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 3,410 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 3,425 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 3,553 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 3,227 1000 ha | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 2,259 1000 ha | -30.0% |
| 2015 | 2,531 1000 ha | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 2,301 1000 ha | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 2,448 1000 ha | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 2,379 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 1,985 1000 ha | -16.6% |
| 2020 | 2,068 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 2,377 1000 ha | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 2,321 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 2,323 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2,243 1000 ha | -3.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 2,243 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 954 1000 ha, 2.4× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 2,243 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 381.5 1000 ha, 5.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,541 1000 ha | 3,343 1000 ha | 3,703 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2010s | 2,752 1000 ha | 1,985 1000 ha | 3,553 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,266 1000 ha | 2,068 1000 ha | 2,377 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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 perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in Ecuador?
- Perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in Ecuador was 2,243 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 3,703 1000 ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,985 1000 ha in 2019.
- How does Ecuador rank for perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area?
- Ecuador ranks 15th out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
- Is perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — 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.