Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Ecuador
Ecuador: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 1.3 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
1.3 1000 USD per square kilometre
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
63rd
of 180 countries
All-time high
1.41 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0044 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 1.3 1000 USD per square kilometre for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Ecuador peaked at 1.41 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0044 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Ecuador 63rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0044 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0051 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0044 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0074 1000 USD per square kilometre | +70.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0054 1000 USD per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0049 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0146 1000 USD per square kilometre | +200.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0148 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0154 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0094 1000 USD per square kilometre | -39.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0087 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0092 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0107 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0193 1000 USD per square kilometre | +81.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0483 1000 USD per square kilometre | +149.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0423 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0322 1000 USD per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0391 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0538 1000 USD per square kilometre | +37.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0649 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0709 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0911 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0755 1000 USD per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1622 1000 USD per square kilometre | +114.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1464 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1357 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0943 1000 USD per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0938 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1487 1000 USD per square kilometre | +58.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1385 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1999 1000 USD per square kilometre | +44.3% |
| 1992 | 0.141 1000 USD per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1623 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2108 1000 USD per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3117 1000 USD per square kilometre | +47.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2944 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3778 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4533 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3688 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4224 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4291 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4461 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4432 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4982 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 0.511 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5198 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5119 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8465 1000 USD per square kilometre | +65.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6749 1000 USD per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8735 1000 USD per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8685 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9341 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9501 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.12 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 1.05 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 1.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.08 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 1.11 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 1.08 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.22 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 1.36 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 1.41 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 1.3 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1.3 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6547 1000 USD per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1.3 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.3 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +200.4% | 0.0049 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0146 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1975 | +149.8% | 0.0193 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0483 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1984 | +114.8% | 0.0755 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1622 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0085 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0044 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0154 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0273 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0087 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0538 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1084 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0649 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1622 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2659 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1385 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4533 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5303 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4224 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.8465 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.8685 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.12 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.22 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.41 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 60 Qatar 1.41 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 61 Japan 1.4 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 62 Panama 1.32 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 64 Serbia 1.3 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 65 Kuwait 1.29 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 66 Philippines 1.27 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) — import value, per square kilometre in Ecuador?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Ecuador was 1.3 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0044 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Ecuador rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 63rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. 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) — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Import 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) — Import value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Import 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) — Import 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.