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South America > Ecuador > Agriculture

ECUADORIAN AGRICULTURE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Agricultural growth 145 [11th of 149]
Agricultural land > % of land area 27.28 % of land area Time series [53rd of 198]
Agricultural land > sq. km 75,520 sq. km Time series [26th of 198]
Agricultural machinery > tractors 14,700 Time series [77th of 190]
Arable and permanent cropland 3,001 thousand hectares [68th of 148]
Arable land > % of land area 4.87 % of land area Time series [63rd of 199]
Arable land > hectares 1,348,000 hectares Time series [44th of 199]
Banana production 5,000,000 metric tonnes [3rd of 48]
Cereal production 145 thousand metric tons [11th of 149]
Cereal yield > kg per hectare 2,624 kg/ha Time series [78th of 171]
Cotton exports 0 thousand bales [105th of 109]
Cotton production 21 [52nd of 109]
Fertilizer use 54.8 kg [65th of 138]
Food production index 107.2 % Time series [83rd of 182]
Labor share 25.2% [77th of 149]
Meat production 420 thousand metric tons [57th of 149]
Pesticide use 6 kg [5th of 45]
Products
bananas, coffee, cocoa, rice, potatoes, manioc, plantains, sugarcane; cattle, sheep, pigs, beef, pork, dairy products; balsa wood; fish, shrimp
Tractors 8,900 [82nd of 147]
value added > annual % growth 5.67 % Time series [34th of 164]

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SOURCES: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001; World Development Indicators database; World Resources Institute; Agri-Food Business Development Centre; United States Department of Agriculture; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Ecuador, Republic of Ecuador, Republica del Ecuador

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