Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.3086 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Ecuador, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.3086 hectares per person for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.6317 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3086 hectares per person, in 2025.
Ecuador ranks 109th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6137 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6317 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 0.6139 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.5984 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5812 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.5662 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.5496 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.5289 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.5124 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5135 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5082 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5028 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4975 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4921 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4974 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5139 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5229 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5458 hectares per person | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.553 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.5615 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5818 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6077 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6072 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6092 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6114 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6131 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6129 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5993 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5884 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5842 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5781 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5696 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5601 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.563 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5505 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.53 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5224 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5142 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.509 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4996 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4692 hectares per person | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4386 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.413 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4262 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4169 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4059 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3968 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3923 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3917 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3828 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3666 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3712 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.366 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3436 hectares per person | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3559 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3425 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3402 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.328 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3268 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3259 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3216 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.313 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.314 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3113 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.3086 hectares per person | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5709 hectares per person | 0.5124 hectares per person | 0.6317 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5195 hectares per person | 0.4921 hectares per person | 0.5615 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6031 hectares per person | 0.5818 hectares per person | 0.6131 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5481 hectares per person | 0.509 hectares per person | 0.5842 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.425 hectares per person | 0.3917 hectares per person | 0.4996 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3524 hectares per person | 0.3268 hectares per person | 0.3828 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3157 hectares per person | 0.3086 hectares per person | 0.3259 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 106 Cameroon 0.3263 hectares per person compare
- 107 Czechia 0.3249 hectares per person compare
- 108 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.3188 hectares per person compare
- 110 Nigeria 0.2993 hectares per person compare
- 111 Tonga 0.2945 hectares per person compare
- 112 Ethiopia 0.2894 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
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- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1315 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0159 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4287 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Ecuador?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Ecuador was 0.3086 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6317 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3086 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Ecuador rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 109th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.