Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Ecuador
Ecuador: Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre was 0.032 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Ecuador, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Ecuador is 0.032 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 29.3% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Ecuador peaked at 0.0924 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1967.
Ecuador ranks 75th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.0014 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre | +117.5% |
| 1967 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | -99.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1500.0% |
| 1970 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +93.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | +606.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | -75.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre | +725.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0023 1000 USD per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 1978 | 0.002 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0015 1000 USD per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre | -50.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0025 1000 USD per square kilometre | +174.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | -86.9% |
| 1984 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | -87.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | +800.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | -33.0% |
| 1989 | 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +331.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | -34.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0023 1000 USD per square kilometre | +257.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0021 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0015 1000 USD per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | -51.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 1000 USD per square kilometre | +67.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0043 1000 USD per square kilometre | +175.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0097 1000 USD per square kilometre | +125.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0032 1000 USD per square kilometre | -66.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0063 1000 USD per square kilometre | +94.1% |
| 2002 | 0.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | +58.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0145 1000 USD per square kilometre | +45.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0302 1000 USD per square kilometre | +108.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0353 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0401 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 0.039 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0924 1000 USD per square kilometre | +136.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0315 1000 USD per square kilometre | -66.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0448 1000 USD per square kilometre | +42.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0557 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0459 1000 USD per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0465 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0353 1000 USD per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0225 1000 USD per square kilometre | -36.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0275 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0261 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0346 1000 USD per square kilometre | +32.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0351 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0314 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0423 1000 USD per square kilometre | +34.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0453 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.032 1000 USD per square kilometre | -29.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.032 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0187 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.032 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0572 1000 USD per square kilometre, 56% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Export value, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +1500.0% | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +800.0% | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1976 | +725.0% | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1973 | +606.9% | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0023 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0025 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0097 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0302 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0032 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0924 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0374 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0225 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0557 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0377 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0314 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0453 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 72 Finland 0.049 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 73 Kenya 0.048 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 74 Armenia 0.0415 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 76 Tunisia 0.0305 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 77 Egypt 0.0258 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 78 Cambodia 0.0246 1000 USD 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 pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Ecuador?
- Pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Ecuador was 0.032 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0924 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1967.
- How does Ecuador rank for pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 75th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Export value 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.
Pesticides (total) — Export value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 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
Pesticides (total) — Export value 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.