Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador
Ecuador: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0725 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.0725 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
72nd
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.2434 ha per square kilometre
in 1999
All-time low
0.0722 ha per square kilometre
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.0725 ha per square kilometre for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador peaked at 0.2434 ha per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0722 ha per square kilometre, in 2022.
Ecuador ranks 72nd of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1166 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1189 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1148 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1403 ha per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1607 ha per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1602 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1742 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1776 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1496 ha per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1706 ha per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1931 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1363 ha per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1574 ha per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1414 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1427 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1489 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.13 ha per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1078 ha per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0971 ha per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1097 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1142 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1268 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0966 ha per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 1984 | 0.121 ha per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1322 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1937 ha per square kilometre | +46.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2026 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1715 ha per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1761 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1856 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1133 ha per square kilometre | -39.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2318 ha per square kilometre | +104.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2072 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2359 ha per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2383 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2331 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2381 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2333 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2434 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1713 ha per square kilometre | -29.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1828 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2125 ha per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2051 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2325 ha per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1959 ha per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2082 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1878 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1749 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1973 ha per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1781 ha per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1756 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1382 ha per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1905 ha per square kilometre | +37.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1337 ha per square kilometre | -29.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1196 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1193 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1189 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.089 ha per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0792 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1002 ha per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0769 ha per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0722 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0725 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.0725 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.056 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.0725 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0302 ha per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +104.7% | 0.1133 ha per square kilometre | 0.2318 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1459 ha per square kilometre | 0.1148 ha per square kilometre | 0.1776 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1425 ha per square kilometre | 0.0971 ha per square kilometre | 0.1931 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1444 ha per square kilometre | 0.0966 ha per square kilometre | 0.2026 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.216 ha per square kilometre | 0.1133 ha per square kilometre | 0.2434 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1968 ha per square kilometre | 0.1713 ha per square kilometre | 0.2325 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1342 ha per square kilometre | 0.0792 ha per square kilometre | 0.1905 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0804 ha per square kilometre | 0.0722 ha per square kilometre | 0.1002 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 69 Dominican Republic 0.0756 ha per square kilometre compare
- 70 Estonia 0.0749 ha per square kilometre compare
- 71 Faroe Islands 0.0737 ha per square kilometre compare
- 73 Cameroon 0.0717 ha per square kilometre compare
- 74 Madagascar 0.0709 ha per square kilometre compare
- 75 Bulgaria 0.0647 ha per square kilometre 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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador was 0.0725 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2434 ha per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0722 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Ecuador rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 72nd out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — 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
Potatoes — 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.