Land area actually irrigated — Area in Ecuador
Ecuador: Land area actually irrigated — Area was 1,106 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area actually irrigated — Area in Ecuador, 2009–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 1,106 1000 ha for land area actually irrigated — area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area actually irrigated — area in Ecuador peaked at 1,110 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 866 1000 ha, in 2018.
That places Ecuador 7th out of 26 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Land area actually irrigated — Area in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 952 1000 ha | — |
| 2010 | 942 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 938 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 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 | 966 1000 ha | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 866 1000 ha | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 930 1000 ha | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 1,000 1000 ha | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 994 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1,110 1000 ha | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 1,005 1000 ha | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 1,106 1000 ha | +10.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1,106 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 243.2 1000 ha, 4.5× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 952 1000 ha | 952 1000 ha | 952 1000 ha | 1 |
| 2010s | 925.1 1000 ha | 866 1000 ha | 966 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,043 1000 ha | 994 1000 ha | 1,110 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 4 Afghanistan 2,165 1000 ha compare
- 5 Turkmenistan 1,822 1000 ha compare
- 6 Myanmar 1,714 1000 ha compare
- 8 Saudi Arabia 757.5 1000 ha compare
- 9 Tajikistan 748.66 1000 ha compare
- 10 Ukraine 642.5 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 land area actually irrigated — area in Ecuador?
- Land area actually irrigated — area in Ecuador was 1,106 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area actually irrigated — area recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1,110 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest land area actually irrigated — area recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 866 1000 ha in 2018.
- How does Ecuador rank for land area actually irrigated — area?
- Ecuador ranks 7th out of 26 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area actually irrigated — area rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. 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 Land 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.