Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0384 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2024, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Ecuador stood at 0.0384 hectares per person.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.1264 hectares per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0349 hectares per person, in 2019.
That places Ecuador 116th out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1068 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1169 hectares per person | +9.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1196 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1264 hectares per person | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1208 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1083 hectares per person | -10.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1255 hectares per person | +15.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1012 hectares per person | -19.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1029 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0967 hectares per person | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0965 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0959 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0736 hectares per person | -23.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0716 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0762 hectares per person | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0772 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0613 hectares per person | -20.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0427 hectares per person | -30.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0498 hectares per person | +16.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0508 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.053 hectares per person | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0486 hectares per person | -8.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0405 hectares per person | -16.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0487 hectares per person | +20.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0463 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0856 hectares per person | +84.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0873 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0844 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.08 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0766 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.062 hectares per person | -19.0% |
| 1992 | 0.084 hectares per person | +35.5% |
| 1993 | 0.087 hectares per person | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0872 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0827 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.086 hectares per person | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0867 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.062 hectares per person | -28.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0697 hectares per person | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0644 hectares per person | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0671 hectares per person | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0643 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0587 hectares per person | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0656 hectares per person | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0586 hectares per person | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0572 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0605 hectares per person | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0526 hectares per person | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0554 hectares per person | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0583 hectares per person | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0623 hectares per person | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0577 hectares per person | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0595 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0546 hectares per person | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0507 hectares per person | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0428 hectares per person | -15.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0443 hectares per person | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0403 hectares per person | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0349 hectares per person | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0392 hectares per person | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0415 hectares per person | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0406 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0381 hectares per person | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0384 hectares per person | +0.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.0384 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0524 hectares per person, 73% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.0384 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0242 hectares per person, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +84.8% | 0.0463 hectares per person | 0.0856 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1143 hectares per person | 0.1012 hectares per person | 0.1264 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0742 hectares per person | 0.0427 hectares per person | 0.0967 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0625 hectares per person | 0.0405 hectares per person | 0.0873 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0784 hectares per person | 0.062 hectares per person | 0.0872 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0604 hectares per person | 0.0526 hectares per person | 0.0671 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0505 hectares per person | 0.0349 hectares per person | 0.0623 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0395 hectares per person | 0.0381 hectares per person | 0.0415 hectares per person | 5 |
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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 land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Ecuador?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Ecuador was 0.0384 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1264 hectares per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0349 hectares per person in 2019.
- How does Ecuador rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 116th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. 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 Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.