Ecuador vs Hong Kong: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Ecuador
-28.8%
in 2023
Hong Kong
-21.6%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
223rd
Hong Kong rank
220th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Ecuador
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports -21.6% against -28.8% in Ecuador, a difference of 7.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 223rd and Hong Kong ranks 220th of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and Hong Kong in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.2% | -22.7% | 37.9% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 35.3% | -13.8% | 49.1% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 10.3% | -13.5% | 23.8% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | -5.7% | -14.3% | 8.6% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | -16.5% | -21.6% | 5.1% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | -27.7% | -24.4% | 3.3% | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Ecuador or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at -21.6% against -28.8% in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Ecuador and Hong Kong?
- 7.2%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Hong Kong?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Hong Kong rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Ecuador ranks 223rd and Hong Kong ranks 220th of 225 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 Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.