Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Ecuador
Ecuador: Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land was 0.2169 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Ecuador, 1961–2019
Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.2169 for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Ecuador peaked at 0.2169 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0231, in 1961.
Ecuador ranks 104th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0231 | — |
| 1962 | 0.0231 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.024 | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0253 | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0295 | +16.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0337 | +14.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0355 | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0392 | +10.4% |
| 1969 | 0.042 | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0447 | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0483 | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0522 | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0583 | +11.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0671 | +15.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0694 | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0711 | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0745 | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0762 | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.08 | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0838 | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0891 | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0928 | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0936 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0943 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0945 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0952 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0956 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0974 | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0996 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0985 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0981 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0986 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1001 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1516 | +51.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1535 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1553 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1569 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1579 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1597 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1609 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1632 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1732 | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1773 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1863 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1872 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1896 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1813 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1748 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1699 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1643 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1682 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1729 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1628 | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1673 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1738 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1878 | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1978 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2114 | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2169 | +2.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.2169 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3892, 56% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.2169 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3846, 56% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +51.5% | 0.1001 | 0.1516 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0306 | 0.0231 | 0.042 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0642 | 0.0447 | 0.08 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0936 | 0.0838 | 0.0996 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.133 | 0.0981 | 0.1597 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1764 | 0.1609 | 0.1896 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1823 | 0.1628 | 0.2169 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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 farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Ecuador?
- Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Ecuador was 0.2169 in 2019, according to USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest farm machinery per unit of agricultural land recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2169 in 2019.
- What is the lowest farm machinery per unit of agricultural land recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0231 in 1961.
- How does Ecuador rank for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land?
- Ecuador ranks 104th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is farm machinery per unit of agricultural land rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Farm machinery is measured in units of horsepower. This is divided by total agricultural land to give the average machinery use per hectare of agricultural land.