Breakdown of habitable land area in Ecuador
Ecuador: Breakdown of habitable land area was 179,970 hectares in 2019. ▲ Rising
Breakdown of habitable land area in Ecuador, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 179,970 hectares for breakdown of habitable land area in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 7.5% over five years.
Ecuador ranks 70th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 167,350 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 169,230 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 169,920 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 170,800 hectares | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 179,970 hectares | +5.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 179,970 hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74,495 hectares, 2.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 179,970 hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42,730 hectares, 4.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
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 breakdown of habitable land area in Ecuador?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Ecuador was 179,970 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 179,970 hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 167,350 hectares in 2015.
- How does Ecuador rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Ecuador ranks 70th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.