Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.1636 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Ecuador is 0.1636 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.5133 hectares per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.1636 hectares per person, in 2023.
Ecuador ranks 97th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4659 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4527 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4398 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4272 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.4148 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.4027 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3908 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.3793 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.3766 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3737 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3707 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3676 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3645 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3699 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3934 hectares per person | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4098 hectares per person | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.4384 hectares per person | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4524 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4655 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4918 hectares per person | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5028 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5133 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.509 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5069 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5048 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5028 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4995 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4869 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4784 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4698 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4596 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4513 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4483 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4478 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4406 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.423 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4163 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.41 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4086 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4009 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3861 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3722 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3562 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3677 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3604 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3548 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3487 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3393 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3363 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3263 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3139 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3195 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3068 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1925 hectares per person | -37.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1991 hectares per person | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1879 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1865 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1815 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1673 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1675 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.171 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1687 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1636 hectares per person | -3.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.1636 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1577 hectares per person, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.1636 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1216 hectares per person, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita 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 | -37.2% | 0.3068 hectares per person | 0.1925 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4166 hectares per person | 0.3766 hectares per person | 0.4659 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4006 hectares per person | 0.3645 hectares per person | 0.4655 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4996 hectares per person | 0.4784 hectares per person | 0.5133 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4375 hectares per person | 0.4086 hectares per person | 0.4698 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3623 hectares per person | 0.3363 hectares per person | 0.4009 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2381 hectares per person | 0.1673 hectares per person | 0.3263 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1677 hectares per person | 0.1636 hectares per person | 0.171 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 94 Slovenia 0.1787 hectares per person compare
- 95 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.172 hectares per person compare
- 96 Turkey 0.1713 hectares per person compare
- 98 United Kingdom 0.1594 hectares per person compare
- 99 Ethiopia 0.1554 hectares per person compare
- 100 Ghana 0.1535 hectares per person compare
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 area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Ecuador?
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Ecuador was 0.1636 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5133 hectares per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1636 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Ecuador rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 97th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.