Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Ecuador
Ecuador: Cassava, fresh — Area harvested was 11,636 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Ecuador stood at 11,636 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.7% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Ecuador peaked at 48,895 ha in 1974 and was at its lowest, 11,636 ha, in 2024.
That places Ecuador 46th out of 93 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25,263 ha | — |
| 1962 | 22,991 ha | -9.0% |
| 1963 | 26,642 ha | +15.9% |
| 1964 | 24,132 ha | -9.4% |
| 1965 | 25,018 ha | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 27,548 ha | +10.1% |
| 1967 | 27,145 ha | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 26,680 ha | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 34,600 ha | +29.7% |
| 1970 | 34,795 ha | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 37,045 ha | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 40,670 ha | +9.8% |
| 1973 | 35,800 ha | -12.0% |
| 1974 | 48,895 ha | +36.6% |
| 1975 | 34,565 ha | -29.3% |
| 1976 | 33,180 ha | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 31,023 ha | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 23,818 ha | -23.2% |
| 1979 | 20,039 ha | -15.9% |
| 1980 | 25,174 ha | +25.6% |
| 1981 | 26,000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 19,926 ha | -23.4% |
| 1983 | 20,103 ha | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 23,993 ha | +19.4% |
| 1985 | 22,212 ha | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 19,911 ha | -10.4% |
| 1987 | 22,400 ha | +12.5% |
| 1988 | 20,850 ha | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 21,950 ha | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 24,590 ha | +12.0% |
| 1991 | 19,120 ha | -22.2% |
| 1992 | 20,680 ha | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 21,050 ha | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 18,960 ha | -9.9% |
| 1995 | 20,760 ha | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 20,000 ha | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 19,760 ha | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 15,111 ha | -23.5% |
| 1999 | 20,000 ha | +32.4% |
| 2000 | 24,341 ha | +21.7% |
| 2001 | 22,186 ha | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 23,540 ha | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 21,453 ha | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 22,373 ha | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 22,677 ha | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 20,245 ha | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 16,459 ha | -18.7% |
| 2008 | 19,964 ha | +21.3% |
| 2009 | 21,256 ha | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 16,813 ha | -20.9% |
| 2011 | 18,232 ha | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 15,620 ha | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 18,226 ha | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 18,770 ha | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 17,904 ha | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 18,045 ha | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 17,075 ha | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 12,756 ha | -25.3% |
| 2019 | 13,601 ha | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 14,962 ha | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 17,475 ha | +16.8% |
| 2022 | 17,697 ha | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 18,970 ha | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 11,636 ha | -38.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 11,636 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,817 ha, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 11,636 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,628 ha, 7.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26,669 ha | 22,991 ha | 34,600 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 33,983 ha | 20,039 ha | 48,895 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,252 ha | 19,911 ha | 26,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,003 ha | 15,111 ha | 24,590 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,449 ha | 16,459 ha | 24,341 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,704 ha | 12,756 ha | 18,770 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,148 ha | 11,636 ha | 18,970 ha | 5 |
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 cassava, fresh — area harvested in Ecuador?
- Cassava, fresh — area harvested in Ecuador was 11,636 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 48,895 ha in 1974.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,636 ha in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for cassava, fresh — area harvested?
- Ecuador ranks 46th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — area harvested rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. 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, published as part of Cassava, fresh — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.