How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Ecuador
Ecuador: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 7.78 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Ecuador, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Ecuador is 7.78 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 129.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Ecuador peaked at 7.78 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1741 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1966.
Ecuador ranks 27th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.1933 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.1741 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2077 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2489 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2344 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3288 metric tons per square kilometre | +40.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3705 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3866 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5493 metric tons per square kilometre | +42.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6376 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1975 | 0.7795 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 1976 | 1.02 metric tons per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 1977 | 1.54 metric tons per square kilometre | +50.5% |
| 1978 | 2.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 1979 | 2.19 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 2.31 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 1.95 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1982 | 2.2 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1983 | 1.35 metric tons per square kilometre | -38.7% |
| 1984 | 3.19 metric tons per square kilometre | +137.2% |
| 1985 | 3.93 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1986 | 3.63 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1987 | 2.46 metric tons per square kilometre | -32.3% |
| 1988 | 3.16 metric tons per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 1989 | 2.47 metric tons per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 1990 | 1.32 metric tons per square kilometre | -46.3% |
| 1991 | 1.58 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1992 | 1.24 metric tons per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 1993 | 1.37 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 1.52 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1995 | 2.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +46.5% |
| 1996 | 2.93 metric tons per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 1997 | 2.43 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 1998 | 1.88 metric tons per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 1999 | 2.54 metric tons per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 2000 | 2.65 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 2.6 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.6 metric tons per square kilometre | -38.5% |
| 2003 | 1.99 metric tons per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 2004 | 1.87 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 2.43 metric tons per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 2006 | 2.57 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 2.34 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 2.73 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 2.89 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 2.71 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 3.3 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 3.32 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 3.39 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 4.13 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2015 | 4.27 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 4.67 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 4.46 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 4.75 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 5.25 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 5.68 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 7.12 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2022 | 7.3 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 7.78 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 7.78 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8393 metric tons per square kilometre, 9.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 7.78 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre, 7.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +137.2% | 1.35 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.19 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2117 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1741 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2489 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 1 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3288 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.22 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.66 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.35 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.93 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.24 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.93 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.37 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.6 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.89 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.02 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.71 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.25 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.97 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.68 metric tons per square kilometre | 7.78 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 24 China 9.75 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 25 Netherlands 9.18 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 26 Belize 8.68 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 28 British Virgin Islands 7.52 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 29 Antigua and Barbuda 7.47 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 30 Comoros 7.46 metric tons per square kilometre 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 how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Ecuador?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Ecuador was 7.78 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 7.78 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1741 metric tons per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Ecuador rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 27th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.6%. 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 How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? 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.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- 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
How have things changed? 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.