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 52nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 440 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 440 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 450 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 450 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 450 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 463 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 463 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 463 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 463 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 470 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 480 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 489 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 497 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 506 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 520 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 540 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 560 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 580 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 600 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 620 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 640 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 660 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 680 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 700 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 720 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 740 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 760 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 780 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 800 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 820 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 826 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 832 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 838 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 845 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 850 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 857 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 863 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 860 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 857 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 853 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 845 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 836 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 875 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 965 1000 ha | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 1,055 1000 ha | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 1,145 1000 ha | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 1,235 1000 ha | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 1,325 1000 ha | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 1,415 1000 ha | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 1,500 1000 ha | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 1,535 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 1,570 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1,605 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1,640 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1,675 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1,710 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,030 1000 ha | -39.8% |
| 2022 | 1,134 1000 ha | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 1,029 1000 ha | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 1,148 1000 ha | +11.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1,148 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 348.1 1000 ha, 3.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1,148 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90 1000 ha, 12.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -39.8% | 1,710 1000 ha | 1,030 1000 ha |
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
- 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 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 52nd out of 217 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.