Degree of land concentration

Ha of agricultural land (in thousands):  12,355

% of ag land in hands of small scale: 20.1%

Small farms as percentage of all farms: 84.5 %

Measurement of “small-scale”:< 20 ha

Year/source: Ecuador – Agricultural Census 1999/2000 –

Main Results in FAO; 2000 World Agricultural Census

Gini Index for land distribution: ↓ 0.8