Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Ecuador
Ecuador: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Ecuador, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.7% for lakes and rivers permanent water area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Ecuador peaked at 0.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 77th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +28.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +16.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3 |
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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)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.0075 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate 27.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0.0041 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Ecuador?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Ecuador was 0.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Ecuador ranks 77th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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