Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Ecuador
Ecuador: Fruit Primary — Area harvested was 427,717 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, fruit primary — area harvested in Ecuador stood at 427,717 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fruit primary — area harvested in Ecuador peaked at 538,473 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 149,463 ha, in 1962.
That places Ecuador 30th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 155,335 ha | — |
| 1962 | 149,463 ha | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 161,958 ha | +8.4% |
| 1964 | 215,276 ha | +32.9% |
| 1965 | 271,178 ha | +26.0% |
| 1966 | 252,618 ha | -6.8% |
| 1967 | 270,120 ha | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 261,879 ha | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 255,269 ha | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 259,936 ha | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 249,075 ha | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 239,180 ha | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 231,254 ha | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 251,897 ha | +8.9% |
| 1975 | 231,745 ha | -8.0% |
| 1976 | 231,426 ha | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 253,232 ha | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 201,188 ha | -20.6% |
| 1979 | 183,914 ha | -8.6% |
| 1980 | 196,234 ha | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 187,846 ha | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 186,095 ha | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 175,342 ha | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 175,014 ha | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 191,503 ha | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 240,891 ha | +25.8% |
| 1987 | 248,943 ha | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 265,707 ha | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 267,379 ha | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 286,676 ha | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 280,709 ha | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 342,975 ha | +22.2% |
| 1993 | 353,832 ha | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 369,040 ha | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 376,887 ha | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 394,689 ha | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 424,326 ha | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 343,521 ha | -19.0% |
| 1999 | 392,477 ha | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 538,473 ha | +37.2% |
| 2001 | 429,384 ha | -20.3% |
| 2002 | 466,037 ha | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 482,027 ha | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 457,005 ha | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 450,159 ha | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 431,584 ha | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 416,386 ha | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 443,962 ha | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 448,134 ha | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 450,085 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 422,823 ha | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 408,293 ha | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 416,438 ha | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 402,222 ha | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 403,528 ha | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 380,638 ha | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 368,465 ha | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 374,193 ha | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 427,611 ha | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 396,047 ha | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 395,892 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 403,012 ha | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 416,802 ha | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 427,717 ha | +2.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 427,717 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70,344 ha, 6.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 427,717 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39,663 ha, 10.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 221,455 ha | 149,463 ha | 271,178 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 233,285 ha | 183,914 ha | 259,936 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 213,495 ha | 175,014 ha | 267,379 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 356,513 ha | 280,709 ha | 424,326 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 456,315 ha | 416,386 ha | 538,473 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 405,430 ha | 368,465 ha | 450,085 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 407,894 ha | 395,892 ha | 427,717 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 27 Argentina 448,427 ha compare
- 28 Uzbekistan 448,016 ha compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 452 ha compare
- 29 Morocco 435,964 ha compare
- 31 Chile 403,369 ha compare
- 32 Australia and New Zealand 382,209 ha compare
- 33 Dominican Republic 352,166 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 fruit primary — area harvested in Ecuador?
- Fruit primary — area harvested in Ecuador was 427,717 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 538,473 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 149,463 ha in 1962.
- How does Ecuador rank for fruit primary — area harvested?
- Ecuador ranks 30th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fruit primary — 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 Fruit Primary — 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.