Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita was 0.1315 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.1315 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
108th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.5315 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.1313 hectares per person
in 2022
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Ecuador, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Ecuador stood at 0.1315 hectares per person.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.5315 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1313 hectares per person, in 2022.
Ecuador ranks 108th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5146 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5315 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 0.5165 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.5038 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.4893 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.477 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4631 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.4512 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.4371 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4259 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4151 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4046 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3944 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3846 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3771 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3632 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.349 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3368 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3238 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3133 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3015 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3031 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.295 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2935 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2926 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2921 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2912 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.29 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2849 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2786 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2793 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2798 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2763 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2666 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.267 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2589 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2532 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2497 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2452 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.239 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2348 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2169 hectares per person | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1979 hectares per person | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 0.186 hectares per person | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1854 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1813 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1736 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1685 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1715 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1719 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.171 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1654 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1625 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1685 hectares per person | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1489 hectares per person | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1568 hectares per person | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1463 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.147 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1381 hectares per person | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1401 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1414 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1384 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1313 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1339 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1327 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.1315 hectares per person | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.481 hectares per person | 0.4259 hectares per person | 0.5315 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3662 hectares per person | 0.3133 hectares per person | 0.4151 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2922 hectares per person | 0.2786 hectares per person | 0.3031 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2615 hectares per person | 0.239 hectares per person | 0.2798 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1888 hectares per person | 0.1685 hectares per person | 0.2348 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1545 hectares per person | 0.1381 hectares per person | 0.171 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1349 hectares per person | 0.1313 hectares per person | 0.1414 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 105 East Timor 0.1345 hectares per person compare
- 106 Comoros 0.1337 hectares per person compare
- 107 Solomon Islands 0.1335 hectares per person compare
- 109 New Zealand 0.1262 hectares per person compare
- 110 Dominica 0.123 hectares per person compare
- 111 Liberia 0.1221 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0374 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0159 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3086 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Ecuador?
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Ecuador was 0.1315 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5315 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1313 hectares per person in 2022.
- How does Ecuador rank for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 108th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. 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 Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland extent over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cropland extent over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.