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 33rd 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 — Share in Cropland in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.53 % | — |
| 1962 | 17.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 17.86 % | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 17.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 17.79 % | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 18.3 % | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 18.23 % | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 18.26 % | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 18.19 % | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 18.4 % | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 18.71 % | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 18.99 % | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 19.23 % | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 19.39 % | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 20.12 % | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 21.14 % | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 22.09 % | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 23.15 % | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 24.1 % | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 25.18 % | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 25.18 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 25.98 % | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 26.2 % | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 26.37 % | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 26.47 % | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 26.62 % | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 26.8 % | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 27.35 % | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 28.04 % | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 28.03 % | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 27.58 % | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 27.55 % | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 28.18 % | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 27.83 % | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 28.32 % | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 28.65 % | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 28.73 % | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 28.63 % | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 28.76 % | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 28.63 % | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 30.29 % | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 32.15 % | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 35.18 % | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 38.25 % | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 42.03 % | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 46.81 % | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 51.14 % | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 53 % | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 55.53 % | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 58.19 % | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 60.55 % | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 62.03 % | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 60.27 % | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 68.71 % | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 65.66 % | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 70.81 % | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 69.4 % | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 72.64 % | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 70.4 % | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 68.92 % | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 42.08 % | -38.9% |
| 2022 | 48.46 % | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 42.71 % | -11.9% |
| 2024 | 50.46 % | +18.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 50.46 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.6 %, 2.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 50.46 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.41 %, 3.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 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 | -38.9% | 68.92 % | 42.08 % |
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
- 30 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 57.31 % compare
- 31 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 54.58 % compare
- 32 Albania 52.89 % compare
- 34 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 50.29 % compare
- 35 China, Taiwan Province of 47.93 % compare
- 36 Republic of Korea 47 % 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 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 33rd out of 217 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.