Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 11.84 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 11.84 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Ecuador peaked at 20.51 percent in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.95 percent, in 1961.
That places Ecuador 118th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.95 percent | — |
| 1962 | 7.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 7.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 7.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 7.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 7.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 7.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 7.95 percent | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 8.13 percent | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 8.31 percent | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 8.49 percent | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 8.67 percent | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 8.85 percent | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 9.24 percent | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 10.11 percent | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 10.84 percent | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 11.92 percent | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 12.64 percent | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 13.37 percent | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 14.51 percent | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 15.23 percent | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 15.97 percent | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 16.25 percent | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 16.62 percent | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 16.98 percent | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 17.34 percent | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 17.65 percent | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 17.61 percent | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 17.7 percent | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 17.78 percent | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 17.77 percent | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 17.82 percent | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 18.06 percent | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 18.4 percent | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 18.45 percent | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 18.05 percent | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 18.09 percent | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 20.22 percent | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 20.51 percent | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 20.48 percent | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 20.07 percent | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 19.69 percent | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 19.18 percent | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 20.15 percent | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 20.09 percent | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 20.12 percent | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 20.12 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19.91 percent | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 20.08 percent | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 19.81 percent | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 19.37 percent | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 20.04 percent | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 19.53 percent | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 12.43 percent | -36.4% |
| 2015 | 13.04 percent | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 12.49 percent | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 12.59 percent | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 12.46 percent | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 11.68 percent | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 11.83 percent | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 12.17 percent | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 12.11 percent | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 11.84 percent | -2.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 11.84 percent is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.32 percent, 96% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 11.84 percent is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.19 percent, 78% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -36.4% | 19.53 percent | 12.43 percent |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.97 percent | 7.95 percent | 8.13 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.24 percent | 8.31 percent | 13.37 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.59 percent | 14.51 percent | 17.7 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.52 percent | 17.77 percent | 20.51 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.99 percent | 19.18 percent | 20.48 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.34 percent | 11.68 percent | 20.04 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.99 percent | 11.83 percent | 12.17 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More reference data data for Ecuador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Ecuador?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Ecuador was 11.84 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 20.51 percent in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.95 percent in 1961.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Ecuador ranks 118th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).