Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0021 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Ecuador is 0.0021 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 24.1% on the previous year and down 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.015 ha per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 ha per person, in 2024.
Ecuador ranks 108th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0139 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0132 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0134 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0138 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0145 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0143 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0142 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0139 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0136 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0142 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 0.015 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0129 ha per person | -14.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0125 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0135 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0112 ha per person | -16.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0111 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0096 ha per person | -13.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0075 ha per person | -21.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0064 ha per person | -15.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0073 ha per person | +14.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0073 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.007 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.006 ha per person | -13.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0071 ha per person | +17.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0067 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0081 ha per person | +20.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0084 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0072 ha per person | -14.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0073 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0075 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.005 ha per person | -33.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0081 ha per person | +62.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0073 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0078 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0079 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0076 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0073 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0062 ha per person | -15.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0067 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0055 ha per person | -17.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0055 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0062 ha per person | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0057 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0062 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0056 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0056 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0049 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0049 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0053 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0047 ha per person | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0047 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0039 ha per person | -17.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0049 ha per person | +24.7% |
| 2014 | 0.004 ha per person | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0037 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0036 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0035 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0028 ha per person | -20.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.003 ha per person | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0028 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0027 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0028 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0021 ha per person | -24.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0139 ha per person | 0.0132 ha per person | 0.0145 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0114 ha per person | 0.0064 ha per person | 0.015 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0073 ha per person | 0.006 ha per person | 0.0084 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0071 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person | 0.0081 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0055 ha per person | 0.0049 ha per person | 0.0062 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0038 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0049 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.003 ha 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Ecuador?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Ecuador was 0.0021 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.015 ha per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 108th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.