Agricultural land per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Agricultural land per capita was 0.2976 hectares per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2976 hectares per capita
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
127th
of 226 countries
All-time high
0.9974 hectares per capita
in 1961
All-time low
0.2976 hectares per capita
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land per capita in Ecuador stood at 0.2976 hectares per capita. 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 land per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.9974 hectares per capita in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2976 hectares per capita, in 2023.
Ecuador ranks 127th of 226 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.
Agricultural land per capita in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9974 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 0.9693 hectares per capita | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.9437 hectares per capita | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.9165 hectares per capita | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.8918 hectares per capita | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.8657 hectares per capita | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.8421 hectares per capita | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.8164 hectares per capita | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.8025 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.7887 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.7752 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.762 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.749 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.747 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7565 hectares per capita | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.7588 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7752 hectares per capita | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7762 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7787 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.7933 hectares per capita | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8059 hectares per capita | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.8082 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8026 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7995 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7969 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7941 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7895 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7718 hectares per capita | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.757 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.7491 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7395 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7276 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.715 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7148 hectares per capita | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6995 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6762 hectares per capita | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6659 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6552 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6475 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6357 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.603 hectares per capita | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5701 hectares per capita | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5422 hectares per capita | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5531 hectares per capita | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5417 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5285 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5173 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5108 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5082 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4973 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4793 hectares per capita | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4821 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4753 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3414 hectares per capita | -28.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3559 hectares per capita | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3342 hectares per capita | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3335 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3195 hectares per capita | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3074 hectares per capita | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3089 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3093 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3 hectares per capita | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2976 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.2976 hectares per capita is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3687 hectares per capita, 81% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.2976 hectares per capita is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2545 hectares per capita, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land per capita in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -28.2% | 0.4753 hectares per capita | 0.3414 hectares per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8939 hectares per capita | 0.8025 hectares per capita | 0.9974 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7667 hectares per capita | 0.747 hectares per capita | 0.7887 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7919 hectares per capita | 0.757 hectares per capita | 0.8082 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.699 hectares per capita | 0.6475 hectares per capita | 0.7491 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.551 hectares per capita | 0.5082 hectares per capita | 0.6357 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3926 hectares per capita | 0.3074 hectares per capita | 0.4973 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.304 hectares per capita | 0.2976 hectares per capita | 0.3093 hectares per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0374 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3086 hectares per person (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Ecuador?
- Agricultural land per capita in Ecuador was 0.2976 hectares per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9974 hectares per capita in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2976 hectares per capita in 2023.
- How does Ecuador rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 127th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.