Agricultural irrigated land in Ecuador
Ecuador: Agricultural irrigated land was 21.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural irrigated land in Ecuador, 2002–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural irrigated land in Ecuador stood at 21.1%.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and up 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural irrigated land in Ecuador peaked at 23.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2002.
Ecuador ranks 13th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Agricultural irrigated land in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural land | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8.6% | — |
| 2003 | 9.3% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | +24.1% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | +32.3% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 23.4% | +24.1% |
| 2023 | 21.1% | -9.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 21.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.7%, 2.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 21.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.2%, 4.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 8.6% | 12.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 12.6% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 18.5% | 23.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 10 United Arab Emirates 24.0% compare
- 11 Greece 22.3% compare
- 12 Netherlands 21.6% compare
- 14 Italy 19.7% compare
- 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 19.3% compare
- 16 Cyprus 19.0% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4287 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural irrigated land in Ecuador?
- Agricultural irrigated land in Ecuador was 21.1% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2002.
- How does Ecuador rank for agricultural irrigated land?
- Ecuador ranks 13th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural irrigated land rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural irrigated land refers to agricultural areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding.