Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Ecuador

Ecuador: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 50.46 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
50.46 %
Change on year
up 18.1%
World rank
32nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
72.64 %
in 2018
All-time low
17.53 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Ecuador, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Ecuador is 50.46 %, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.1% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Ecuador peaked at 72.64 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 17.53 %, in 1961.

Ecuador ranks 32nd 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 17.95 % 17.53 % 18.3 % 9
1970s 20.53 % 18.4 % 24.1 % 10
1980s 26.42 % 25.18 % 28.04 % 10
1990s 28.23 % 27.55 % 28.76 % 10
2000s 41.3 % 28.63 % 55.53 % 10
2010s 65.87 % 58.19 % 72.64 % 10
2020s 50.53 % 42.08 % 68.92 % 5

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 29 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 57.31 % compare
  2. 30 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 54.58 % compare
  3. 31 Albania 52.89 % compare
  4. 33 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 50.29 % compare
  5. 34 China, Taiwan Province of 47.93 % compare
  6. 35 Republic of Korea 47 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Ecuador?
Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Ecuador was 50.46 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 72.64 % in 2018.
What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 17.53 % in 1961.
How does Ecuador rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
Ecuador ranks 32nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. 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 — Share in Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
236 places, 13,067 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.