Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Ecuador
Ecuador: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area was 0.0093 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.0093 ha per square kilometre for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Ecuador peaked at 0.0095 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Ecuador 62nd out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +450.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | -32.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -79.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +378.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | -30.6% |
| 1983 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | +138.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | +75.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | -58.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | +207.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | -42.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | +89.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0095 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0092 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0092 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.0093 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0199 ha per square kilometre, 47% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.0093 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0102 ha per square kilometre, 91% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +450.8% | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +378.4% | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre |
| 1998 | +207.3% | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre |
| 1984 | +138.1% | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre |
| 2004 | +89.5% | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre |
| 1977 | -79.4% | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | 0.0092 ha per square kilometre | 0.0095 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Ecuador?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Ecuador was 0.0093 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0095 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ecuador rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area?
- Ecuador ranks 62nd out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.