What is land area in hectares in Ecuador?

Land area in hectares in Ecuador was 24.84 million hectares 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 land area in hectares recorded in Ecuador?

The highest recorded value was 27.68 million hectares in 1961.

What is the lowest land area in hectares recorded in Ecuador?

The lowest recorded value was 24.84 million hectares in 1998.

How does Ecuador rank for land area in hectares?

Ecuador ranks 79th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area in hectares rising or falling in Ecuador?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

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 Land area in hectares. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in hectares in Ecuador

Name: Land area in hectares in Ecuador
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ecuador: Land area in hectares was 24.84 million hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

24.84 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

79th

of 238 countries

All-time high

27.68 million hectares

in 1961

All-time low

24.84 million hectares

in 1998

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in hectares in Ecuador, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in hectares in Ecuador stood at 24.84 million hectares. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in hectares in Ecuador peaked at 27.68 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 24.84 million hectares, in 1998.

Ecuador ranks 79th of 238 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.

Land area in hectares in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Land area in hectares in Ecuador, 1961 to 2023.
Year	hectares	Change
1961	27.68 million hectares	—
1962	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1963	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1964	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1965	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1966	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1967	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1968	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1969	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1970	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1971	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1972	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1973	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1974	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1975	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1976	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1977	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1978	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1979	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1980	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1981	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1982	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1983	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1984	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1985	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1986	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1987	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1988	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1989	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1990	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1991	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1992	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1993	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1994	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1995	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1996	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1997	27.68 million hectares	+0.0%
1998	24.84 million hectares	-10.3%
1999	24.84 million hectares	+0.0%
2000	24.84 million hectares	+0.0%
2001	24.84 million hectares	+0.0%
2002	24.84 million hectares	+0.0%
2003	24.84 million hectares	+0.0%
2004	24.84 million hectares	+0.0%
2005	24.84 million hectares	+0.0%
2006	24.84 million hectares	+0.0%
2007	24.84 million hectares	+0.0%
2008	24.84 million hectares	+0.0%
2009	24.84 million hectares	+0.0%
2010	24.84 million hectares	+0.0%
2011	24.84 million hectares	+0.0%
2012	24.84 million hectares	+0.0%
2013	24.84 million hectares	+0.0%
2014	24.84 million hectares	+0.0%
2015	24.84 million hectares	+0.0%
2016	24.84 million hectares	+0.0%
2017	24.84 million hectares	+0.0%
2018	24.84 million hectares	+0.0%
2019	24.84 million hectares	+0.0%
2020	24.84 million hectares	+0.0%
2021	24.84 million hectares	+0.0%
2022	24.84 million hectares	+0.0%
2023	24.84 million hectares	+0.0%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

Ecuador's 24.84 million hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.63 million hectares, 2.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Ecuador's 24.84 million hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.52 million hectares, 9.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	27.68 million hectares	27.68 million hectares	27.68 million hectares	9
1970s	27.68 million hectares	27.68 million hectares	27.68 million hectares	10
1980s	27.68 million hectares	27.68 million hectares	27.68 million hectares	10
1990s	27.11 million hectares	24.84 million hectares	27.68 million hectares	10
2000s	24.84 million hectares	24.84 million hectares	24.84 million hectares	10
2010s	24.84 million hectares	24.84 million hectares	24.84 million hectares	10
2020s	24.84 million hectares	24.84 million hectares	24.84 million hectares	4

Countries ranked near Ecuador

76 Western Sahara 26.60 million hectares compare
77 New Zealand 26.33 million hectares compare
78 Gabon 25.77 million hectares compare
80 Guinea 24.57 million hectares compare
81 United Kingdom 24.19 million hectares compare
82 Laos 23.08 million hectares compare

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More reference data data for Ecuador

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in hectares in Ecuador?: Land area in hectares in Ecuador was 24.84 million hectares 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 land area in hectares recorded in Ecuador?: The highest recorded value was 27.68 million hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land area in hectares recorded in Ecuador?: The lowest recorded value was 24.84 million hectares in 1998.
How does Ecuador rank for land area in hectares?: Ecuador ranks 79th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in hectares rising or falling in Ecuador?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Land area in hectares. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land area in hectares
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 13,636 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.