Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area in Ecuador
Ecuador: Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area was 521.44 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area in Ecuador, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area in Ecuador stood at 521.44 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.5% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area in Ecuador peaked at 1,623 1000 ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 521.44 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Ecuador 41st out of 69 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1,501 1000 ha | — |
| 2003 | 1,420 1000 ha | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 1,427 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1,401 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 1,455 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 1,373 1000 ha | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 1,242 1000 ha | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 1,424 1000 ha | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 1,510 1000 ha | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 1,386 1000 ha | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 1,423 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1,623 1000 ha | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 828 1000 ha | -49.0% |
| 2015 | 707 1000 ha | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 800 1000 ha | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 678 1000 ha | -15.2% |
| 2018 | 715 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 916 1000 ha | +28.1% |
| 2020 | 871 1000 ha | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 646 1000 ha | -25.8% |
| 2022 | 686 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 617 1000 ha | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 521.44 1000 ha | -15.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 521.44 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,719 1000 ha, 19% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 521.44 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8,062 1000 ha, 6% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,405 1000 ha | 1,242 1000 ha | 1,501 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2010s | 1,059 1000 ha | 678 1000 ha | 1,623 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 668.29 1000 ha | 521.44 1000 ha | 871 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 - nat. growing — area in Ecuador?
- Perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area in Ecuador was 521.44 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1,623 1000 ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 521.44 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area?
- Ecuador ranks 41st out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. 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 - Nat. growing — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.