Agricultural land in Ecuador
Agricultural land made up 20.3% of the land area of Ecuador in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 1976.
Ecuador, 2024
20.3%
Change from 2023
−1.3percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Position in 2024
148th of 208
Agricultural land in Ecuador over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ecuador | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20.3% | – |
| 2023 | 21.5% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 21.5% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 22.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 21.9% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 30.3% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 30.2% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 30.2% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 30.3% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 29.8% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 30.2% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 30.3% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 29.2% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 30.2% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 31.3% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 32.5% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.3 percentage points from 21.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 22.0%, the figure has changed by −1.8 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Ecuador has the 148th highest value.
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Cost of a healthy diet
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Healthy diet unaffordable
25.7%e (Estimate)
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Pesticide use
9.81e (Estimate) kg/ha
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Nitrogen fertiliser use
28.3e (Estimate) kg/ha
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