Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Ecuador
Ecuador: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 2,764 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area in Ecuador is 2,764 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Ecuador peaked at 5,107 1000 ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2,200 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Ecuador 82nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,206 1000 ha | 2,200 1000 ha | 2,250 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,836 1000 ha | 2,300 1000 ha | 3,700 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,591 1000 ha | 4,016 1000 ha | 4,900 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,010 1000 ha | 4,919 1000 ha | 5,107 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,965 1000 ha | 4,763 1000 ha | 5,087 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,810 1000 ha | 2,901 1000 ha | 4,976 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,935 1000 ha | 2,764 1000 ha | 3,023 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Ecuador
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 50.46 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,148 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 801 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 11.13 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 54.85 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 26.7 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,346 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 18.44 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 929.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.13 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area in Ecuador?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Ecuador was 2,764 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 5,107 1000 ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,200 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Ecuador rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Ecuador ranks 82nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — 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.