How does Ecuador rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?

Ecuador ranks 67th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.

Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Ecuador?

Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. 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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Ecuador

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Ecuador
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Ecuador: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 126.75 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

126.75 1000 ha

Change on year

up 3.8%

World rank

67th

of 241 countries

All-time high

126.75 1000 ha

in 2022

All-time low

46.01 1000 ha

in 1992

Years of data

1992–2022

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Ecuador, 1992–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 126.75 1000 ha for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Ecuador peaked at 126.75 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 46.01 1000 ha, in 1992.

That places Ecuador 67th out of 241 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	53.75 1000 ha	46.01 1000 ha	60.36 1000 ha	8
2000s	64.08 1000 ha	61.38 1000 ha	73.32 1000 ha	10
2010s	101.81 1000 ha	77.22 1000 ha	119.07 1000 ha	10
2020s	122.65 1000 ha	119.07 1000 ha	126.75 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

64 Switzerland 137.9 1000 ha compare
65 Denmark 135.53 1000 ha compare
66 Azerbaijan 129.94 1000 ha compare
68 United Republic of Tanzania 124.91 1000 ha compare
69 Angola 124.07 1000 ha compare
70 Serbia 123.38 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Ecuador

Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
Recovered paper — Production 182,857 t (2024)
Total fibre furnish — Production 198,857 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 1,609 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 810 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export value 21,249 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 38,153 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import value 176,841 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 161,648 t (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Ecuador?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Ecuador was 126.75 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Ecuador?: The highest recorded value was 126.75 1000 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Ecuador?: The lowest recorded value was 46.01 1000 ha in 1992.
How does Ecuador rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Ecuador ranks 67th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Ecuador?: Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. 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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.