Ecuador vs Nicaragua: Agricultural area over the long-term
Ecuador
5.64 million hectares
in 2025
Nicaragua
5.10 million hectares
in 2025
Ecuador rank
83rd
Nicaragua rank
85th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Ecuador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 5.64 million hectares against 5.10 million hectares in Nicaragua, a difference of 545,350 hectares.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 83rd and Nicaragua ranks 85th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 21 and Nicaragua in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 266,987 hectares | 204,081 hectares | 62,906 hectares | Ecuador |
| 1100s | 291,505 hectares | 217,266 hectares | 74,239 hectares | Ecuador |
| 1200s | 315,428 hectares | 230,857 hectares | 84,571 hectares | Ecuador |
| 1300s | 338,661 hectares | 244,744 hectares | 93,917 hectares | Ecuador |
| 1400s | 361,072 hectares | 258,770 hectares | 102,302 hectares | Ecuador |
| 1500s | 382,470 hectares | 272,714 hectares | 109,756 hectares | Ecuador |
| 1600s | 314,505 hectares | 281,248 hectares | 33,257 hectares | Ecuador |
| 1700s | 309,047 hectares | 162,069 hectares | 146,978 hectares | Ecuador |
| 1710s | 308,516 hectares | 175,928 hectares | 132,588 hectares | Ecuador |
| 1720s | 307,970 hectares | 190,937 hectares | 117,033 hectares | Ecuador |
| 1730s | 307,410 hectares | 207,189 hectares | 100,221 hectares | Ecuador |
| 1740s | 306,833 hectares | 224,784 hectares | 82,049 hectares | Ecuador |
| 1750s | 306,240 hectares | 243,832 hectares | 62,408 hectares | Ecuador |
| 1760s | 305,629 hectares | 264,450 hectares | 41,179 hectares | Ecuador |
| 1770s | 304,999 hectares | 286,764 hectares | 18,235 hectares | Ecuador |
| 1780s | 304,348 hectares | 310,910 hectares | 6,562 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 1790s | 303,675 hectares | 337,037 hectares | 33,362 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 1800s | 302,978 hectares | 365,303 hectares | 62,325 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 1810s | 302,255 hectares | 398,863 hectares | 96,608 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 1820s | 301,503 hectares | 435,346 hectares | 133,843 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 1830s | 375,708 hectares | 525,341 hectares | 149,633 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 1840s | 428,167 hectares | 623,923 hectares | 195,756 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 1850s | 487,884 hectares | 740,759 hectares | 252,875 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 1860s | 545,076 hectares | 749,807 hectares | 204,731 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 1870s | 601,807 hectares | 754,583 hectares | 152,776 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 1880s | 684,986 hectares | 815,897 hectares | 130,911 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 1890s | 750,709 hectares | 881,893 hectares | 131,184 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 822,530 hectares | 950,066 hectares | 127,536 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 946,006 hectares | 1.02 million hectares | 73,684 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 1.04 million hectares | 1.09 million hectares | 47,350 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 1.13 million hectares | 1.42 million hectares | 292,450 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 1.68 million hectares | 1.75 million hectares | 77,610 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 2.40 million hectares | 2.78 million hectares | 384,497 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 2.98 million hectares | 3.51 million hectares | 529,636 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 3.66 million hectares | 3.65 million hectares | 13,300 hectares | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 5.55 million hectares | 3.86 million hectares | 1.68 million hectares | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 6.28 million hectares | 4.46 million hectares | 1.82 million hectares | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 5.82 million hectares | 5.18 million hectares | 637,259 hectares | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 5.69 million hectares | 5.07 million hectares | 613,469 hectares | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 5.65 million hectares | 5.09 million hectares | 559,243 hectares | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Ecuador or Nicaragua?
- Ecuador, at 5.64 million hectares against 5.10 million hectares in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Ecuador and Nicaragua?
- 545,350 hectares, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Nicaragua?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Nicaragua rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Ecuador ranks 83rd and Nicaragua ranks 85th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.