Cropland area actually irrigated — Area in Ecuador
Ecuador: Cropland area actually irrigated — Area was 863 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland area actually irrigated — Area in Ecuador, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 863 1000 ha for cropland area actually irrigated — area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area actually irrigated — area in Ecuador peaked at 952 1000 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 643 1000 ha, in 2002.
That places Ecuador 21st out of 56 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.
Cropland 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 | 883 1000 ha | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 938 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 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 | 746 1000 ha | -16.9% |
| 2018 | 706 1000 ha | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 757 1000 ha | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 801 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 789 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 854 1000 ha | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 808 1000 ha | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 863 1000 ha | +6.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 863 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 191 1000 ha, 4.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 863 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 132.5 1000 ha, 6.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 756.5 1000 ha | 643 1000 ha | 952 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2010s | 863.9 1000 ha | 706 1000 ha | 948 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 823 1000 ha | 789 1000 ha | 863 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 18 Syrian Arab Republic 982 1000 ha compare
- 18 Syria 982 1000 ha compare
- 20 Kyrgyzstan 939.7 1000 ha compare
- 22 Canada 769.12 1000 ha compare
- 23 Saudi Arabia 757.5 1000 ha compare
- 24 Tajikistan 568.13 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 cropland area actually irrigated — area in Ecuador?
- Cropland area actually irrigated — area in Ecuador was 863 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland area actually irrigated — area recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 952 1000 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest cropland area actually irrigated — area recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 643 1000 ha in 2002.
- How does Ecuador rank for cropland area actually irrigated — area?
- Ecuador ranks 21st out of 56 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland area actually irrigated — area rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 Cropland 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.