Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.003 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Ecuador stood at 0.003 sq. km per person. 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 (sq. km), per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.01 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.003 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places Ecuador 119th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.01 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0084 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0082 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.008 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0081 sq. km per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0081 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.008 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.008 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.008 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0074 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.007 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0065 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0064 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.006 sq. km per person | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0057 sq. km per person | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0054 sq. km per person | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0055 sq. km per person | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0054 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0051 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0051 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.005 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -28.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0032 sq. km per person | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0031 sq. km per person | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0031 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.003 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.003 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land (sq. km), 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% | 0.0048 sq. km per person | 0.0034 sq. km per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0089 sq. km per person | 0.008 sq. km per person | 0.01 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0077 sq. km per person | 0.0075 sq. km per person | 0.0079 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0079 sq. km per person | 0.0076 sq. km per person | 0.0081 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.007 sq. km per person | 0.0065 sq. km per person | 0.0075 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0055 sq. km per person | 0.0051 sq. km per person | 0.0064 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0039 sq. km per person | 0.0031 sq. km per person | 0.005 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.003 sq. km per person | 0.003 sq. km per person | 0.0031 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Ecuador?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Ecuador was 0.003 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.01 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Ecuador rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 119th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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 land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.