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
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Ecuador, 1961–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 29 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 57.31 % compare
- 30 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 54.58 % compare
- 31 Albania 52.89 % compare
- 33 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 50.29 % compare
- 34 China, Taiwan Province of 47.93 % compare
- 35 Republic of Korea 47 % compare
More environment data for Ecuador
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,148 1000 ha (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 — 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
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.