Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Ecuador
Ecuador: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area was 1,106 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Ecuador, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Ecuador stood at 1,106 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Ecuador peaked at 1,110 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 643 1000 ha, in 2002.
That places Ecuador 28th out of 91 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 643 1000 ha | — |
| 2003 | 672 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 717 1000 ha | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 752 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 761 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 797 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 758 1000 ha | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 952 1000 ha | +25.6% |
| 2010 | 942 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 938 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 948 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 945 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 911 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 907 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 898 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 966 1000 ha | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 866 1000 ha | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 930 1000 ha | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 1,000 1000 ha | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 994 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1,110 1000 ha | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 1,005 1000 ha | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 1,106 1000 ha | +10.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1,106 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 286.47 1000 ha, 3.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1,106 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 603.7 1000 ha, 1.8× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 756.5 1000 ha | 643 1000 ha | 952 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2010s | 925.1 1000 ha | 866 1000 ha | 966 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,043 1000 ha | 994 1000 ha | 1,110 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 25 Nepal 1,209 1000 ha compare
- 26 Greece 1,176 1000 ha compare
- 27 Philippines 1,136 1000 ha compare
- 29 Kyrgyzstan 1,004 1000 ha compare
- 30 Syrian Arab Republic 982 1000 ha compare
- 30 Syria 982 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Ecuador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.5742 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Ecuador?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Ecuador was 1,106 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1,110 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 643 1000 ha in 2002.
- How does Ecuador rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — area?
- Ecuador ranks 28th out of 91 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — area rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.