Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Ecuador
Ecuador: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land was 21.95 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Ecuador, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Ecuador stood at 21.95 %. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 16.8% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Ecuador peaked at 21.95 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.58 %, in 2002.
That places Ecuador 11th out of 76 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8.58 % | — |
| 2003 | 9.27 % | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 9.53 % | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 10.03 % | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 10.22 % | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 10.75 % | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 10.18 % | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 12.64 % | +24.2% |
| 2010 | 12.56 % | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 12.77 % | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 12.63 % | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 12.58 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 16.64 % | +32.3% |
| 2015 | 15.67 % | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 16.28 % | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 17.28 % | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 15.9 % | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 17.45 % | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 18.45 % | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 18.17 % | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 20.76 % | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 18.79 % | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 21.95 % | +16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.15 % | 8.58 % | 12.64 % | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.98 % | 12.56 % | 17.45 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.62 % | 18.17 % | 21.95 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 8 Azerbaijan 30.71 % compare
- 9 United Arab Emirates 23.63 % compare
- 10 Greece 23.45 % compare
- 12 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 21.62 % compare
- 13 Cyprus 19.58 % compare
- 14 Qatar 17.57 % compare
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- 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)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 21.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0055 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -7.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.0049 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 11.62 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Ecuador?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Ecuador was 21.95 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 21.95 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.58 % in 2002.
- How does Ecuador rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land?
- Ecuador ranks 11th out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.