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

Ecuador ranks 51st out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

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 MODIS. 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 296.11 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

296.11 1000 ha

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

51st

of 240 countries

All-time high

296.11 1000 ha

in 2024

All-time low

279.99 1000 ha

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Ecuador, 2001–2024

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

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 296.11 1000 ha for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Ecuador peaked at 296.11 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 279.99 1000 ha, in 2001.

Ecuador ranks 51st of 240 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	284.99 1000 ha	279.99 1000 ha	287.58 1000 ha	9
2010s	290.66 1000 ha	288.37 1000 ha	292.84 1000 ha	10
2020s	294.86 1000 ha	293.69 1000 ha	296.11 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Ecuador

48 Ghana 314.1 1000 ha compare
49 Democratic Republic of the Congo 309.04 1000 ha compare
50 Syrian Arab Republic 307.14 1000 ha compare
52 Bulgaria 256.12 1000 ha compare
53 Azerbaijan 235.26 1000 ha compare
54 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 228.47 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Ecuador

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 50.46 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,148 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 801 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 11.13 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 54.85 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,764 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 26.7 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 1,346 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 18.44 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 929.4 1000 ha (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 296.11 1000 ha in 2024, 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 296.11 1000 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Ecuador?: The lowest recorded value was 279.99 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Ecuador rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Ecuador ranks 51st out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Ecuador?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 MODIS. 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 MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
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.