Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Ecuador
Ecuador: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade was -28.8% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Ecuador, 1971–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded -28.8% for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 893.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Ecuador peaked at 40.9% in 1983 and was at its lowest, -29.3%, in 2019.
Ecuador ranks 223rd of 225 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.4% | — |
| 1972 | 5.6% | +29.3% |
| 1973 | 6.7% | +18.6% |
| 1974 | 9.5% | +42.2% |
| 1975 | 13.8% | +45.9% |
| 1976 | 17.4% | +26.0% |
| 1977 | 23.1% | +32.4% |
| 1978 | 26.8% | +16.1% |
| 1979 | 29.1% | +8.5% |
| 1980 | 33.4% | +14.9% |
| 1981 | 37.5% | +12.2% |
| 1982 | 39.9% | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 40.9% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 40.4% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 37.8% | -6.4% |
| 1986 | 36.5% | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 32.3% | -11.3% |
| 1988 | 28.7% | -11.3% |
| 1989 | 25.3% | -11.9% |
| 1990 | 21.1% | -16.4% |
| 1991 | 17.1% | -19.1% |
| 1992 | 14.3% | -16.5% |
| 1993 | 12.4% | -13.1% |
| 1994 | 12.0% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 9.3% | -23.0% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | -42.1% |
| 1997 | 3.8% | -29.8% |
| 1998 | 3.9% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | -32.5% |
| 2001 | -1.6% | -158.1% |
| 2002 | -5.8% | +257.2% |
| 2003 | -9.1% | +56.2% |
| 2004 | -7.4% | -18.5% |
| 2005 | -7.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | -6.8% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | -7.5% | +10.2% |
| 2008 | -7.3% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | -6.7% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | -7.0% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | -5.6% | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -104.0% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +1507.7% |
| 2014 | -27.3% | -851.5% |
| 2015 | -22.8% | -16.3% |
| 2016 | -25.9% | +13.5% |
| 2017 | -24.6% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | -26.8% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | -29.3% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | -27.7% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | -25.5% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | -28.8% | +12.6% |
| 2023 | -28.8% | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +1507.7% | 0.2% | 3.6% |
| 2014 | -851.5% | 3.6% | -27.3% |
| 2002 | -257.2% | -1.6% | -5.8% |
| 2001 | -158.1% | 2.8% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.2% | 4.4% | 29.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 35.3% | 25.3% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.3% | 3.8% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | -5.7% | -9.1% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | -16.5% | -29.3% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | -27.7% | -28.8% | -25.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 220 Hong Kong -21.6% compare
- 221 Chile -22.0% compare
- 222 Greece -24.9% compare
- 224 Bosnia and Herzegovina -48.5% compare
- 225 Northern Mariana Islands -68.2% compare
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 is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Ecuador?
- Is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Ecuador was -28.8% 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 is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 40.9% in 1983.
- What is the lowest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.3% in 2019.
- How does Ecuador rank for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Ecuador ranks 223rd out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 893.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.