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Ecuador · Agriculture & natural resources

Land, production, employment and resource rents.

20 indicators · 20 with data

Agriculture share

% of GDP

59th of 158 · 7th in Latin America
Agriculture shareEcuador's agriculture share fell from 20.8 % in 1996 to 9.7 % in 2025.2000200520102015202020250%5%10%15%20%25%9.7 %

Ecuador's agriculture share fell from 20.8 % in 1996 to 9.7 % in 2025.

Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)

% of employment

52nd of 182 · 2nd in Latin America
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)Ecuador's employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rose from 27.2 % in 1996 to 32.5 % in 2025.20002005201020152020202526%28%30%32%32.5 %

Ecuador's employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rose from 27.2 % in 1996 to 32.5 % in 2025.

Resource rents

% of GDP

59th of 197 · 8th in Latin America
Resource rentsEcuador's resource rents fell from 7.6 % in 1992 to 6.7 % in 2021.1995200020052010201520200%5%10%15%20%6.7 %

Ecuador's resource rents fell from 7.6 % in 1992 to 6.7 % in 2021.

Agricultural land (% of land area)

% of land area

146th of 209 · 24th in Latin America
Agricultural land (% of land area)Ecuador's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 29.4 % in 1994 to 21.5 % in 2023.19952000200520102015202020%25%30%21.5 %

Ecuador's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 29.4 % in 1994 to 21.5 % in 2023.

Arable land (% of land area)

% of land area

147th of 206 · 28th in Latin America
Arable land (% of land area)Ecuador's arable land (% of land area) fell from 5.9 % in 1994 to 4.1 % in 2023.1995200020052010201520204%5%6%7%4.1 %

Ecuador's arable land (% of land area) fell from 5.9 % in 1994 to 4.1 % in 2023.

Arable land (hectares per person)

hectares per person

146th of 206 · 23rd in Latin America
Arable land (hectares per person)Ecuador's arable land (hectares per person) fell from 0 ha in 1994 to 0 ha in 2023.1995200020052010201520200.040.060.080.100.120.140.160 ha

Ecuador's arable land (hectares per person) fell from 0 ha in 1994 to 0 ha in 2023.

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