Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Ecuador
Ecuador: Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested was 3,053 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 3,053 ha for seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Ecuador peaked at 45,929 ha in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1,000 ha, in 2003.
That places Ecuador 56th out of 94 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20,300 ha | — |
| 1962 | 23,997 ha | +18.2% |
| 1963 | 20,995 ha | -12.5% |
| 1964 | 22,690 ha | +8.1% |
| 1965 | 27,260 ha | +20.1% |
| 1966 | 23,900 ha | -12.3% |
| 1967 | 23,706 ha | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 21,036 ha | -11.3% |
| 1969 | 21,730 ha | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 8,720 ha | -59.9% |
| 1971 | 8,237 ha | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 13,874 ha | +68.4% |
| 1973 | 23,066 ha | +66.3% |
| 1974 | 45,929 ha | +99.1% |
| 1975 | 32,484 ha | -29.3% |
| 1976 | 30,000 ha | -7.6% |
| 1977 | 26,200 ha | -12.7% |
| 1978 | 20,400 ha | -22.1% |
| 1979 | 20,200 ha | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 19,416 ha | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 24,086 ha | +24.1% |
| 1982 | 17,400 ha | -27.8% |
| 1983 | 5,370 ha | -69.1% |
| 1984 | 9,940 ha | +85.1% |
| 1985 | 16,511 ha | +66.1% |
| 1986 | 24,774 ha | +50.0% |
| 1987 | 25,100 ha | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 26,440 ha | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 29,560 ha | +11.8% |
| 1990 | 30,970 ha | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 27,692 ha | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 35,480 ha | +28.1% |
| 1993 | 20,950 ha | -41.0% |
| 1994 | 12,960 ha | -38.1% |
| 1995 | 16,180 ha | +24.8% |
| 1996 | 15,770 ha | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 15,050 ha | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 4,125 ha | -72.6% |
| 1999 | 7,540 ha | +82.8% |
| 2000 | 4,181 ha | -44.5% |
| 2001 | 6,011 ha | +43.8% |
| 2002 | 3,196 ha | -46.8% |
| 2003 | 1,000 ha | -68.7% |
| 2004 | 2,733 ha | +173.3% |
| 2005 | 2,624 ha | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 2,650 ha | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 2,700 ha | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 2,900 ha | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 3,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3,250 ha | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 3,300 ha | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 3,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,808 ha | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 3,136 ha | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 3,081 ha | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 3,008 ha | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 3,075 ha | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 3,055 ha | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 3,046 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 3,059 ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 3,053 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 3,053 ha | +0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 3,053 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 940 ha, 3.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 3,053 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,435 ha, 2.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +173.3% | 1,000 ha | 2,733 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22,846 ha | 20,300 ha | 27,260 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 22,911 ha | 8,237 ha | 45,929 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,860 ha | 5,370 ha | 29,560 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,672 ha | 4,125 ha | 35,480 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,100 ha | 1,000 ha | 6,011 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,096 ha | 2,808 ha | 3,300 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,053 ha | 3,046 ha | 3,059 ha | 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 seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Ecuador?
- Seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Ecuador was 3,053 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 45,929 ha in 1974.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 ha in 2003.
- How does Ecuador rank for seed cotton, unginned — area harvested?
- Ecuador ranks 56th out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — area harvested rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.