Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Ecuador
Ecuador: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Ecuador is 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Ecuador peaked at 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Ecuador 100th out of 176 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.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0085 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0134 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0184 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0184 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0202 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0201 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0197 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0192 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0201 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0201 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0201 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0201 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0201 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0198 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | -36.3% |
| 2015 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre, 96% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 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% | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0134 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0185 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0192 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 97 Czechia 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 98 Nepal 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 99 Italy 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 101 Chile 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 102 Argentina 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 103 Belarus 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.0811 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 5.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Ecuador?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Ecuador was 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ecuador rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 100th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.