Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador
Ecuador: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 1.29 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador is 1.29 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador peaked at 2.33 ha per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6668 ha per square kilometre, in 1978.
That places Ecuador 58th out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.822 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.7669 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1963 | 0.891 ha per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1964 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1965 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.9657 ha per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1967 | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 1968 | 0.9221 ha per square kilometre | -29.9% |
| 1969 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1970 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1972 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.9559 ha per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 1974 | 0.9811 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9889 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.9997 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.8922 ha per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6668 ha per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7903 ha per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1980 | 0.816 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8831 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7821 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7435 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.8854 ha per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8078 ha per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 1.73 ha per square kilometre | +114.4% |
| 1987 | 1.7 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 1.63 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 1.6 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 1.59 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1992 | 1.81 ha per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 1993 | 1.83 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.87 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 1.74 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 1.91 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 1.96 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 1.43 ha per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 1999 | 1.71 ha per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2000 | 1.62 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 1.78 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 1.64 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 1.49 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 1.68 ha per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 1.57 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.44 ha per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2009 | 1.48 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.77 ha per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2011 | 2.33 ha per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 2012 | 1.96 ha per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 2 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.96 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.69 ha per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 2017 | 1.44 ha per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2018 | 1.47 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 1.37 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 1.47 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 1.46 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1.29 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8845 ha per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1.29 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3853 ha per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +114.4% | 0.8078 ha per square kilometre | 1.73 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9918 ha per square kilometre | 0.7669 ha per square kilometre | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9871 ha per square kilometre | 0.6668 ha per square kilometre | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | 0.7435 ha per square kilometre | 1.73 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | 1.96 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | 1.44 ha per square kilometre | 1.78 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | 2.33 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | 1.47 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador was 1.29 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 ha per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6668 ha per square kilometre in 1978.
- How does Ecuador rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 58th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.