Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0222 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.0222 ha per person for rice — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.0341 ha per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0089 ha per person, in 1971.
That places Ecuador 20th out of 120 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.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.02 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.023 ha per person | +14.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0226 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0211 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0194 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0202 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0202 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0193 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0153 ha per person | -20.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0141 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0089 ha per person | -36.6% |
| 1972 | 0.014 ha per person | +56.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0126 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0148 ha per person | +17.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0172 ha per person | +15.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0184 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0142 ha per person | -22.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0105 ha per person | -26.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0139 ha per person | +32.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0155 ha per person | +11.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0157 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0153 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0107 ha per person | -29.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0153 ha per person | +42.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0161 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0239 ha per person | +48.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0282 ha per person | +18.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0287 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0271 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0257 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0193 ha per person | -24.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0283 ha per person | +46.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0319 ha per person | +12.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0334 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0341 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0332 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0341 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0266 ha per person | -22.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0294 ha per person | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0267 ha per person | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.027 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0281 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0267 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.031 ha per person | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0272 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0254 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0278 ha per person | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0243 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0266 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0261 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0215 ha per person | -17.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0238 ha per person | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0251 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0221 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0231 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0222 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0214 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0175 ha per person | -18.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0148 ha per person | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0178 ha per person | +20.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0192 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.019 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0191 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0222 ha per person | +16.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.0222 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0037 ha per person, 6.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.0222 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0044 ha per person, 5.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0201 ha per person | 0.0153 ha per person | 0.023 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0139 ha per person | 0.0089 ha per person | 0.0184 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0197 ha per person | 0.0107 ha per person | 0.0287 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0296 ha per person | 0.0193 ha per person | 0.0341 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0271 ha per person | 0.0243 ha per person | 0.031 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0218 ha per person | 0.0148 ha per person | 0.0261 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0195 ha per person | 0.0178 ha per person | 0.0222 ha per person | 5 |
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 rice — area harvested, per capita in Ecuador?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in Ecuador was 0.0222 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0341 ha per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0089 ha per person in 1971.
- How does Ecuador rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 20th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.