Inland waters — Area in Ecuador
Ecuador: Inland waters — Area was 801 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inland waters — Area in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 801 1000 ha for inland waters — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Ecuador peaked at 801 1000 ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 672 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Ecuador 59th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 672 1000 ha | 672 1000 ha | 672 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 672 1000 ha | 672 1000 ha | 672 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 672 1000 ha | 672 1000 ha | 672 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 697.8 1000 ha | 672 1000 ha | 801 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 801 1000 ha | 801 1000 ha | 801 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 801 1000 ha | 801 1000 ha | 801 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 801 1000 ha | 801 1000 ha | 801 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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)
- 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.13 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Ecuador?
- Inland waters — area in Ecuador was 801 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 801 1000 ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 672 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Ecuador rank for inland waters — area?
- Ecuador ranks 59th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Inland waters — 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.