Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Ecuador
Ecuador: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 11.13 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Ecuador is 11.13 %, 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 — share in land area in Ecuador peaked at 20.51 % in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.95 %, in 1961.
That places Ecuador 129th 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 | 7.97 % | 7.95 % | 8.13 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.24 % | 8.31 % | 13.37 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.59 % | 14.51 % | 17.7 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.52 % | 17.77 % | 20.51 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.99 % | 19.18 % | 20.48 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.34 % | 11.68 % | 20.04 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.82 % | 11.13 % | 12.17 % | 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 Agricultural land 54.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,764 1000 ha (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 — share in land area in Ecuador?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Ecuador was 11.13 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 20.51 % in 1999.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.95 % in 1961.
- How does Ecuador rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Ecuador ranks 129th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land 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 — Share in 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.