Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador
Ecuador: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0162 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.0162 ha per square kilometre for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador peaked at 0.3621 ha per square kilometre in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0115 ha per square kilometre, in 2015.
Ecuador ranks 90th of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2845 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3078 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2405 ha per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2552 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2489 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2348 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2875 ha per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2868 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3621 ha per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2754 ha per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2744 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2025 ha per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 1973 | 0.168 ha per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2032 ha per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2537 ha per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2762 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1477 ha per square kilometre | -46.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0971 ha per square kilometre | -34.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1097 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1980 | 0.116 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1343 ha per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1194 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.093 ha per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0885 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0654 ha per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1485 ha per square kilometre | +126.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1423 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1425 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1389 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1356 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1082 ha per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1467 ha per square kilometre | +35.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1374 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1163 ha per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1027 ha per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1195 ha per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1167 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1229 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1093 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 0.084 ha per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 2001 | 0.09 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0625 ha per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0558 ha per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0511 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.047 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0392 ha per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0455 ha per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0439 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0529 ha per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0344 ha per square kilometre | -35.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0258 ha per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0375 ha per square kilometre | +45.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0328 ha per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0245 ha per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | -52.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0178 ha per square kilometre | +54.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0181 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | -29.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.027 ha per square kilometre | +117.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0243 ha per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0177 ha per square kilometre | -27.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0162 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.0162 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8016 ha per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.0162 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2883 ha per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +126.9% | 0.0654 ha per square kilometre | 0.1485 ha per square kilometre |
| 2020 | +117.1% | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | 0.027 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2787 ha per square kilometre | 0.2348 ha per square kilometre | 0.3621 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0971 ha per square kilometre | 0.2762 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1189 ha per square kilometre | 0.0654 ha per square kilometre | 0.1485 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1215 ha per square kilometre | 0.1027 ha per square kilometre | 0.1467 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0572 ha per square kilometre | 0.0392 ha per square kilometre | 0.09 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0228 ha per square kilometre | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | 0.0375 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0213 ha per square kilometre | 0.0162 ha per square kilometre | 0.027 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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 wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador?
- Wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ecuador was 0.0162 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3621 ha per square kilometre in 1969.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0115 ha per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does Ecuador rank for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 90th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. 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 Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — 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
Wheat — 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.