Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador
Ecuador: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.3058 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3058 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 33.3%
World rank
45th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.5642 ha per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0.2049 ha per square kilometre
in 1996
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.3058 ha per square kilometre for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador peaked at 0.5642 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2049 ha per square kilometre, in 1996.
Ecuador ranks 45th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2301 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2338 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2601 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3386 ha per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3511 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.4075 ha per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3912 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4419 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3089 ha per square kilometre | -30.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3017 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3006 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3207 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.3237 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3658 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4158 ha per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3105 ha per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3953 ha per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1978 | 0.377 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3731 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3901 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3782 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3358 ha per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1983 | 0.291 ha per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3239 ha per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3177 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3535 ha per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3546 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2882 ha per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2906 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3079 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3203 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3367 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.362 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3825 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3849 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2049 ha per square kilometre | -46.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2113 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4442 ha per square kilometre | +110.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2708 ha per square kilometre | -39.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3132 ha per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3159 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3121 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.341 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3731 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3804 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3695 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3922 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3936 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4325 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4333 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.351 ha per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3862 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4097 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.393 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4162 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4243 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4483 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.401 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4934 ha per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5642 ha per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 0.528 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4585 ha per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3058 ha per square kilometre | -33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3293 ha per square kilometre | 0.2301 ha per square kilometre | 0.4419 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3484 ha per square kilometre | 0.3006 ha per square kilometre | 0.4158 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3324 ha per square kilometre | 0.2882 ha per square kilometre | 0.3901 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3226 ha per square kilometre | 0.2049 ha per square kilometre | 0.4442 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3624 ha per square kilometre | 0.3121 ha per square kilometre | 0.4325 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4156 ha per square kilometre | 0.351 ha per square kilometre | 0.4934 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4641 ha per square kilometre | 0.3058 ha per square kilometre | 0.5642 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 42 Colombia 0.3197 ha per square kilometre compare
- 43 Myanmar 0.3079 ha per square kilometre compare
- 44 Indonesia 0.3077 ha per square kilometre compare
- 46 Liberia 0.2845 ha per square kilometre compare
- 47 Paraguay 0.2793 ha per square kilometre compare
- 48 Rwanda 0.2663 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 sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador was 0.3058 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5642 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2049 ha per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Ecuador rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 45th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. 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 Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — 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
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.