Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Ecuador
Ecuador: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 1,148 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 1,148 1000 ha for land area equipped for irrigation — area in 2024.
The figure is up 11.6% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Ecuador peaked at 1,710 1000 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 440 1000 ha, in 1961.
Ecuador ranks 46th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 453.56 1000 ha | 440 1000 ha | 463 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 524.2 1000 ha | 470 1000 ha | 600 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 710 1000 ha | 620 1000 ha | 800 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 844.8 1000 ha | 820 1000 ha | 863 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,055 1000 ha | 836 1000 ha | 1,415 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,636 1000 ha | 1,500 1000 ha | 1,710 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,210 1000 ha | 1,029 1000 ha | 1,710 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Ecuador
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 50.46 % (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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.13 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Ecuador?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Ecuador was 1,148 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1,710 1000 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 440 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Ecuador rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Ecuador ranks 46th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. 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 equipped for irrigation — 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.