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 136th out of 237 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.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.95 % | — |
| 1962 | 7.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 7.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 7.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 7.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 7.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 7.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 7.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 8.13 % | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 8.31 % | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 8.49 % | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 8.67 % | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 8.85 % | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 9.24 % | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 10.11 % | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 10.84 % | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 11.92 % | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 12.64 % | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 13.37 % | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 14.51 % | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 15.23 % | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 15.97 % | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 16.25 % | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 16.62 % | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 16.98 % | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 17.34 % | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 17.65 % | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 17.61 % | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 17.7 % | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 17.78 % | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 17.77 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 17.82 % | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 18.06 % | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 18.4 % | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 18.45 % | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 18.05 % | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 18.09 % | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 20.22 % | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 20.51 % | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 20.48 % | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 20.09 % | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 19.69 % | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 19.18 % | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 20.15 % | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 20.09 % | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 20.12 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 20.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19.91 % | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 20.08 % | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 19.81 % | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 19.37 % | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 20.04 % | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 19.53 % | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 12.43 % | -36.4% |
| 2015 | 13.04 % | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 12.49 % | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 12.59 % | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 12.46 % | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 11.68 % | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 11.83 % | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 12.17 % | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 12.11 % | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 11.84 % | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 11.13 % | -6.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 11.13 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.64 %, 96% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 11.13 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.84 %, 94% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 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 | -36.4% | 19.53 % | 12.43 % |
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 |
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 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 136th out of 237 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.