Arable land in Ecuador
Ecuador: Arable land was 1.03 million hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: 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). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Ecuador is 1.03 million hectares, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Ecuador peaked at 1.75 million hectares in 1974 and was at its lowest, 968,000 hectares, in 2018.
Ecuador ranks 105th of 206 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 | 1.71 million hectares | 1.71 million hectares | 1.72 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.69 million hectares | 1.58 million hectares | 1.75 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.58 million hectares | 1.54 million hectares | 1.62 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.61 million hectares | 1.57 million hectares | 1.64 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 million hectares | 1.20 million hectares | 1.62 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 million hectares | 968,000 hectares | 1.19 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 million hectares | 974,000 hectares | 1.04 million hectares | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.7% (2025)
- Rural population 6.70 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 36.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 696,223 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Ecuador?
- Arable land in Ecuador was 1.03 million hectares in 2023, according to 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).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 million hectares in 1974.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 968,000 hectares in 2018.
- How does Ecuador rank for arable land?
- Ecuador ranks 105th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from 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), published as part of Arable land (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.