Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador
Ecuador: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0338 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.0338 ha per square kilometre for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador peaked at 0.0343 ha per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Ecuador ranks 60th of 107 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 square kilometre in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -93.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +178.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +114.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +401.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | -81.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +838.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0311 ha per square kilometre | +439.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | -69.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0095 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0096 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | -60.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | +279.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | -55.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | +97.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -87.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | +566.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | -97.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | +3739.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0302 ha per square kilometre | +383.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0294 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre | -31.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0298 ha per square kilometre | +48.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0294 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0302 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0302 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0306 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0308 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0323 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.032 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0325 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0325 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0343 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0331 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0325 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.033 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0336 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0341 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0336 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0338 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0338 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.0338 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.028 ha per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.0338 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1353 ha per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +3739.4% | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre |
| 1984 | +838.2% | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +566.7% | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +439.9% | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | 0.0311 ha per square kilometre |
| 1982 | +401.7% | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre |
| 2000 | +383.9% | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | 0.0302 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0311 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.027 ha per square kilometre | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre | 0.0306 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0327 ha per square kilometre | 0.0308 ha per square kilometre | 0.0343 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0338 ha per square kilometre | 0.0336 ha per square kilometre | 0.0341 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 57 Thailand 0.0528 ha per square kilometre compare
- 58 Botswana 0.0408 ha per square kilometre compare
- 59 Paraguay 0.036 ha per square kilometre compare
- 61 Central African Republic 0.0329 ha per square kilometre compare
- 62 Bulgaria 0.0326 ha per square kilometre compare
- 63 Namibia 0.0325 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 sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador was 0.0338 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0343 ha per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ecuador rank for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 60th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sorghum — 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
Sorghum — 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.