Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Ecuador
Ecuador: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 35,472 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 35,472 ha for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Ecuador peaked at 55,260 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 10,337 ha, in 1971.
Ecuador ranks 48th of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20,400 ha | — |
| 1962 | 24,097 ha | +18.1% |
| 1963 | 21,105 ha | -12.4% |
| 1964 | 22,810 ha | +8.1% |
| 1965 | 27,410 ha | +20.2% |
| 1966 | 25,100 ha | -8.4% |
| 1967 | 25,006 ha | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 22,536 ha | -9.9% |
| 1969 | 23,530 ha | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 10,570 ha | -55.1% |
| 1971 | 10,337 ha | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 17,174 ha | +66.1% |
| 1973 | 29,591 ha | +72.3% |
| 1974 | 53,299 ha | +80.1% |
| 1975 | 40,664 ha | -23.7% |
| 1976 | 40,850 ha | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 41,383 ha | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 37,041 ha | -10.5% |
| 1979 | 37,056 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 36,467 ha | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 40,928 ha | +12.2% |
| 1982 | 32,725 ha | -20.0% |
| 1983 | 20,595 ha | -37.1% |
| 1984 | 33,922 ha | +64.7% |
| 1985 | 33,113 ha | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 41,813 ha | +26.3% |
| 1987 | 44,647 ha | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 47,287 ha | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 49,827 ha | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 50,563 ha | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 47,282 ha | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 55,260 ha | +16.9% |
| 1993 | 39,670 ha | -28.2% |
| 1994 | 29,270 ha | -26.2% |
| 1995 | 32,155 ha | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 32,737 ha | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 33,203 ha | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 22,925 ha | -31.0% |
| 1999 | 26,640 ha | +16.2% |
| 2000 | 20,767 ha | -22.0% |
| 2001 | 25,661 ha | +23.6% |
| 2002 | 23,396 ha | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 23,200 ha | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 28,397 ha | +22.4% |
| 2005 | 27,863 ha | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 28,463 ha | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 28,550 ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 29,568 ha | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 29,901 ha | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 30,377 ha | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 31,634 ha | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 32,145 ha | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 32,883 ha | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 33,366 ha | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 33,497 ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 34,230 ha | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 34,493 ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 35,132 ha | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 36,010 ha | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 35,212 ha | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 35,451 ha | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 35,558 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 35,407 ha | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 35,472 ha | +0.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 35,472 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11,010 ha, 3.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 35,472 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,467 ha, 5.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +80.1% | 29,591 ha | 53,299 ha |
| 1973 | +72.3% | 17,174 ha | 29,591 ha |
| 1972 | +66.1% | 10,337 ha | 17,174 ha |
| 1984 | +64.7% | 20,595 ha | 33,922 ha |
| 1970 | -55.1% | 23,530 ha | 10,570 ha |
| 1983 | -37.1% | 32,725 ha | 20,595 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23,555 ha | 20,400 ha | 27,410 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 31,796 ha | 10,337 ha | 53,299 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 38,132 ha | 20,595 ha | 49,827 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 36,970 ha | 22,925 ha | 55,260 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,577 ha | 20,767 ha | 29,901 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,377 ha | 30,377 ha | 36,010 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,420 ha | 35,212 ha | 35,558 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 45 Sudan (former) 42,000 ha compare
- 46 Madagascar 38,779 ha compare
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- 49 Colombia 31,444 ha compare
- 50 Thailand 28,481 ha compare
- 51 South Africa 24,739 ha 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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Ecuador?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Ecuador was 35,472 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 55,260 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,337 ha in 1971.
- How does Ecuador rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Ecuador ranks 48th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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.