Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Ecuador
Ecuador: Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 0.2505 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.2505 kg per square kilometre for wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 40.3% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Ecuador peaked at 5.38 kg per square kilometre in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.1415 kg per square kilometre, in 2015.
That places Ecuador 94th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.41 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 4.04 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1963 | 3.16 kg per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 1964 | 2.98 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 3.56 kg per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1966 | 3.56 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 4.44 kg per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1968 | 4.62 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 5.38 kg per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1970 | 4.49 kg per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1971 | 3.96 kg per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1972 | 2.93 kg per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 1973 | 2.56 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1974 | 3.11 kg per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1975 | 3.72 kg per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1976 | 3.82 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 2.26 kg per square kilometre | -40.9% |
| 1978 | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | -29.1% |
| 1979 | 1.75 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 1.77 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 2.27 kg per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 1982 | 2.09 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 1984 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 1986 | 1.97 kg per square kilometre | +90.5% |
| 1987 | 1.88 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 2 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1990 | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1991 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | -36.3% |
| 1992 | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | +38.8% |
| 1993 | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 1.33 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9364 kg per square kilometre | -29.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9911 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6591 kg per square kilometre | -33.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7372 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6796 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5795 kg per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5094 kg per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 0.612 kg per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5542 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7384 kg per square kilometre | +33.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4918 kg per square kilometre | -33.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3802 kg per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4967 kg per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3984 kg per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4164 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1415 kg per square kilometre | -66.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3873 kg per square kilometre | +173.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3438 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3039 kg per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2876 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7958 kg per square kilometre | +176.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6086 kg per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4193 kg per square kilometre | -31.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2505 kg per square kilometre | -40.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.2505 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.91 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.2505 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.39 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Crop residues (N content), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +176.8% | 0.2876 kg per square kilometre | 0.7958 kg per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +173.7% | 0.1415 kg per square kilometre | 0.3873 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.02 kg per square kilometre | 2.98 kg per square kilometre | 5.38 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.02 kg per square kilometre | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | 4.49 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.75 kg per square kilometre | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | 2.27 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6997 kg per square kilometre | 0.5094 kg per square kilometre | 0.9911 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3648 kg per square kilometre | 0.1415 kg per square kilometre | 0.4967 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5185 kg per square kilometre | 0.2505 kg per square kilometre | 0.7958 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 91 Bhutan 0.3315 kg per square kilometre compare
- 92 Mozambique 0.3172 kg per square kilometre compare
- 93 Angola 0.2664 kg per square kilometre compare
- 95 Honduras 0.2164 kg per square kilometre compare
- 96 Malawi 0.1654 kg per square kilometre compare
- 97 Colombia 0.1093 kg per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Ecuador
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 218.44 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,195 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,758 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14,437 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 515.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,911 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,423 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.62 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Ecuador?
- Wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Ecuador was 0.2505 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 5.38 kg per square kilometre in 1969.
- What is the lowest wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1415 kg per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does Ecuador rank for wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 94th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. 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 Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Crop residues (N content) 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.
Wheat — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — Crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Wheat — Crop residues (N content) 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.