Ecuador vs Greece: Agricultural land use
Ecuador
5.35 million hectares
in 2023
Greece
5.37 million hectares
in 2023
Ecuador rank
86th
Greece rank
85th
Agricultural land use over time
- Ecuador
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 5.37 million hectares against 5.35 million hectares in Ecuador, a difference of 22,040 hectares.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Greece ahead.
Ecuador ranks 86th and Greece ranks 85th of 227 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.73 million hectares | 9.00 million hectares | 4.27 million hectares | Greece |
| 1970s | 5.39 million hectares | 9.15 million hectares | 3.75 million hectares | Greece |
| 1980s | 7.27 million hectares | 9.19 million hectares | 1.92 million hectares | Greece |
| 1990s | 8.00 million hectares | 9.07 million hectares | 1.06 million hectares | Greece |
| 2000s | 7.55 million hectares | 8.05 million hectares | 502,660 hectares | Greece |
| 2010s | 6.30 million hectares | 6.57 million hectares | 270,610 hectares | Greece |
| 2020s | 5.40 million hectares | 5.52 million hectares | 123,168 hectares | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use, Ecuador or Greece?
- Greece, at 5.37 million hectares against 5.35 million hectares in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use between Ecuador and Greece?
- 22,040 hectares, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Greece?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Greece rank globally for agricultural land use?
- Ecuador ranks 86th and Greece ranks 85th of 227 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.