Cropland per person over the long-term in Ecuador
Ecuador: Cropland per person over the long-term was 0.1402 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.1402 hectares per person
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
109th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.5367 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.1402 hectares per person
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland per person over the long-term in Ecuador, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland per person over the long-term in Ecuador is 0.1402 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long-term in Ecuador peaked at 0.5367 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1402 hectares per person, in 2025.
Ecuador ranks 109th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Cropland per person over the long-term in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.4796 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.4785 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1200 | 0.4774 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1300 | 0.4762 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1400 | 0.4749 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1500 | 0.4736 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1600 | 0.4721 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1700 | 0.4706 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1710 | 0.4704 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1720 | 0.4702 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1730 | 0.4701 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1740 | 0.4699 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1750 | 0.4697 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1760 | 0.4695 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1770 | 0.4694 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1780 | 0.4692 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1790 | 0.469 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.4688 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.4686 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.4685 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.4683 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.4681 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.4679 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.4677 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.4675 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.4673 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.4671 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.4669 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.4666 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.4664 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.4662 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.4657 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1950 | 0.4902 hectares per person | +5.3% |
| 1951 | 0.4998 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 1952 | 0.5025 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 0.505 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 0.5074 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 0.5097 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 0.5118 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 0.5139 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 0.5158 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 0.5178 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 0.5197 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 0.5367 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 0.5215 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.5087 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.4942 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.4819 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.468 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.4563 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.4423 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4314 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.4207 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4105 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4005 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.391 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3838 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.37 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3559 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3438 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3308 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3204 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3087 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.3106 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3026 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3015 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3009 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3007 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2998 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2984 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2928 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2859 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2863 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2863 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2821 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2716 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2712 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2623 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.256 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2519 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.247 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2403 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2359 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2179 hectares per person | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1989 hectares per person | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1871 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1868 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1827 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1751 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.17 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.173 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1735 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1726 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1682 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1663 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1734 hectares per person | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.154 hectares per person | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1631 hectares per person | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.153 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1547 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1465 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1499 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1518 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1483 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1404 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.143 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1416 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1402 hectares per person | -1.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.1402 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1888 hectares per person, 74% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.1402 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1063 hectares per person, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.4796 hectares per person | 0.4796 hectares per person | 0.4796 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.4785 hectares per person | 0.4785 hectares per person | 0.4785 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.4774 hectares per person | 0.4774 hectares per person | 0.4774 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.4762 hectares per person | 0.4762 hectares per person | 0.4762 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.4749 hectares per person | 0.4749 hectares per person | 0.4749 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.4736 hectares per person | 0.4736 hectares per person | 0.4736 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.4721 hectares per person | 0.4721 hectares per person | 0.4721 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.4706 hectares per person | 0.4706 hectares per person | 0.4706 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.4704 hectares per person | 0.4704 hectares per person | 0.4704 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.4702 hectares per person | 0.4702 hectares per person | 0.4702 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.4701 hectares per person | 0.4701 hectares per person | 0.4701 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.4699 hectares per person | 0.4699 hectares per person | 0.4699 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.4697 hectares per person | 0.4697 hectares per person | 0.4697 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.4695 hectares per person | 0.4695 hectares per person | 0.4695 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.4694 hectares per person | 0.4694 hectares per person | 0.4694 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.4692 hectares per person | 0.4692 hectares per person | 0.4692 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.469 hectares per person | 0.469 hectares per person | 0.469 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.4688 hectares per person | 0.4688 hectares per person | 0.4688 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.4686 hectares per person | 0.4686 hectares per person | 0.4686 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.4685 hectares per person | 0.4685 hectares per person | 0.4685 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.4683 hectares per person | 0.4683 hectares per person | 0.4683 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.4681 hectares per person | 0.4681 hectares per person | 0.4681 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.4679 hectares per person | 0.4679 hectares per person | 0.4679 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.4677 hectares per person | 0.4677 hectares per person | 0.4677 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.4675 hectares per person | 0.4675 hectares per person | 0.4675 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.4673 hectares per person | 0.4673 hectares per person | 0.4673 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.4671 hectares per person | 0.4671 hectares per person | 0.4671 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.4669 hectares per person | 0.4669 hectares per person | 0.4669 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.4666 hectares per person | 0.4666 hectares per person | 0.4666 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.4664 hectares per person | 0.4664 hectares per person | 0.4664 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.4662 hectares per person | 0.4662 hectares per person | 0.4662 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.4657 hectares per person | 0.4657 hectares per person | 0.4657 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.5074 hectares per person | 0.4902 hectares per person | 0.5178 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4861 hectares per person | 0.4314 hectares per person | 0.5367 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3727 hectares per person | 0.3204 hectares per person | 0.4207 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3002 hectares per person | 0.2859 hectares per person | 0.3106 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2655 hectares per person | 0.2403 hectares per person | 0.2863 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1901 hectares per person | 0.17 hectares per person | 0.2359 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1602 hectares per person | 0.1465 hectares per person | 0.1734 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1442 hectares per person | 0.1402 hectares per person | 0.1518 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 106 Uzbekistan 0.1419 hectares per person compare
- 107 Eswatini 0.1417 hectares per person compare
- 108 Norway 0.1414 hectares per person compare
- 110 El Salvador 0.138 hectares per person compare
- 111 Papua New Guinea 0.1367 hectares per person compare
- 112 Pakistan 0.1353 hectares per person 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 cropland per person over the long-term in Ecuador?
- Cropland per person over the long-term in Ecuador was 0.1402 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5367 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1402 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Ecuador rank for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Ecuador ranks 109th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long-term rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.