Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador
Ecuador: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0084 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador is 0.0084 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador peaked at 0.0192 ha per square kilometre in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 ha per square kilometre, in 1995.
That places Ecuador 67th out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0191 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0192 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0164 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1964 | 0.014 ha per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0114 ha per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | -32.2% |
| 1968 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0103 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 1976 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | -51.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | -37.0% |
| 1979 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | +36.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | -48.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1988 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | +130.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | -60.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | -52.9% |
| 1993 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +45.4% |
| 1997 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre | +710.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | -59.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +57.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +710.0% | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0131 ha per square kilometre | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | 0.0192 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador was 0.0084 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0192 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 ha per square kilometre in 1995.
- How does Ecuador rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 67th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — 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.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — 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
Sweet potatoes — 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.