Municipal water withdrawal in Ecuador
Ecuador: Municipal water withdrawal was 1.29 billion cubic meters in 2023. ▲ Rising
Municipal water withdrawal in Ecuador, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
In 2023, municipal water withdrawal in Ecuador stood at 1.29 billion cubic meters. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Ecuador peaked at 1.29 billion cubic meters in 2005 and was at its lowest, 907.30 million cubic meters, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 45th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Municipal water withdrawal in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | cubic meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 907.30 million cubic meters | — |
| 2001 | 984.44 million cubic meters | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 1.06 billion cubic meters | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 1.14 billion cubic meters | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 1.22 billion cubic meters | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 1.29 billion cubic meters | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 1.29 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.29 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.29 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.29 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.29 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.29 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.29 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.29 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.29 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.29 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.29 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.29 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.29 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.29 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.29 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.29 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.29 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.29 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1.29 billion cubic meters is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 542.00 million cubic meters, 2.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1.29 billion cubic meters is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 350.93 million cubic meters, 3.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.18 billion cubic meters | 907.30 million cubic meters | 1.29 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 billion cubic meters | 1.29 billion cubic meters | 1.29 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 billion cubic meters | 1.29 billion cubic meters | 1.29 billion cubic meters | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water withdrawal in Ecuador?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Ecuador was 1.29 billion cubic meters in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 billion cubic meters in 2005.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 907.30 million cubic meters in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Ecuador ranks 45th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal water withdrawal rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.