Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0005 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Ecuador is 0.0005 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.0009 ha per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 1961.
Ecuador ranks 63rd of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.0001 ha per person | — |
| 1977 | 0.0001 ha per person | -16.6% |
| 1978 | 0 ha per person | -94.0% |
| 1979 | 0 ha per person | +170.9% |
| 1980 | 0 ha per person | -20.6% |
| 1981 | 0 ha per person | +108.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 ha per person | +388.6% |
| 1983 | 0 ha per person | -81.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 ha per person | +814.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0009 ha per person | +426.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 ha per person | -70.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 ha per person | -61.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 ha per person | +271.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 ha per person | -56.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 ha per person | -35.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 ha per person | +93.7% |
| 1995 | 0 ha per person | -87.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 ha per person | +554.2% |
| 1997 | 0 ha per person | -97.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 ha per person | +3282.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 ha per person | +375.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 ha per person | -32.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 ha per person | +45.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.0005 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.0005 ha per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0019 ha per person, 25% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +3282.6% | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person |
| 1984 | +814.0% | 0 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
| 1996 | +554.2% | 0 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
| 1985 | +426.2% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person |
| 1982 | +388.6% | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person |
| 2000 | +375.5% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0005 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 sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Ecuador?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Ecuador was 0.0005 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 ha per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 1961.
- How does Ecuador rank for sorghum — area harvested, per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 63rd out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sorghum — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Sorghum — 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.