Temporary fallow — Area in Ecuador
Ecuador: Temporary fallow — Area was 195.63 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary fallow — Area in Ecuador, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 195.63 1000 ha for temporary fallow — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and up 108.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary fallow — area in Ecuador peaked at 309 1000 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 94 1000 ha, in 2014.
That places Ecuador 83rd out of 242 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary fallow — Area in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 308.54 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 282 1000 ha | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 309 1000 ha | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 204 1000 ha | -34.0% |
| 2005 | 198 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 190 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 187 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 235 1000 ha | +25.7% |
| 2009 | 170.8 1000 ha | -27.3% |
| 2010 | 194 1000 ha | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 173.4 1000 ha | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 127 1000 ha | -26.8% |
| 2013 | 191 1000 ha | +50.4% |
| 2014 | 94 1000 ha | -50.8% |
| 2015 | 117 1000 ha | +24.5% |
| 2016 | 126 1000 ha | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 129 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 168 1000 ha | +30.2% |
| 2019 | 219 1000 ha | +30.4% |
| 2020 | 215 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 182 1000 ha | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 180 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 216 1000 ha | +20.0% |
| 2024 | 195.63 1000 ha | -9.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 195.63 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68.16 1000 ha, 2.9× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 195.63 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.98 1000 ha, 14.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 231.59 1000 ha | 170.8 1000 ha | 309 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 153.84 1000 ha | 94 1000 ha | 219 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 197.73 1000 ha | 180 1000 ha | 216 1000 ha | 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 temporary fallow — area in Ecuador?
- Temporary fallow — area in Ecuador was 195.63 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary fallow — area recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 309 1000 ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest temporary fallow — area recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 94 1000 ha in 2014.
- How does Ecuador rank for temporary fallow — area?
- Ecuador ranks 83rd out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary fallow — area rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Temporary fallow — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.