Agricultural area per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Agricultural area per capita was 0.2976 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2976
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
126th
of 225 countries
All-time high
0.9974
in 1961
All-time low
0.2976
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural area per capita in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural area per capita in Ecuador stood at 0.2976. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.9974 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2976, in 2023.
Ecuador ranks 126th of 225 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8939 | 0.8025 | 0.9974 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7667 | 0.747 | 0.7887 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7919 | 0.757 | 0.8082 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.699 | 0.6475 | 0.7491 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.551 | 0.5082 | 0.6357 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3926 | 0.3074 | 0.4973 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.304 | 0.2976 | 0.3093 | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Agriculture share gdp 9.7 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 9.7 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
- Rural population 36.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 6.70 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 4.01 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area per capita in Ecuador?
- Agricultural area per capita in Ecuador was 0.2976 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9974 in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural area per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2976 in 2023.
- How does Ecuador rank for agricultural area per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 126th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural area per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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