What is land area in Ecuador?

Land area in Ecuador was 248,360 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Ecuador?

The highest recorded value was 276,840 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Ecuador?

The lowest recorded value was 248,360 sq. km in 1998.

How does Ecuador rank for land area?

Ecuador ranks 77th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Ecuador?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Ecuador data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Ecuador

Name: Land area in Ecuador
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Ecuador: Land area was 248,360 sq. km in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

248,360 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

77th

of 216 countries

All-time high

276,840 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

248,360 sq. km

in 1998

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Ecuador, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in Ecuador stood at 248,360 sq. km. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Ecuador peaked at 276,840 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 248,360 sq. km, in 1998.

Ecuador ranks 77th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Land area in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Land area (sq. km) in Ecuador, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	276,840 sq. km	—
1962	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1963	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1964	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1965	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1966	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1967	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1968	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1969	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1970	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1971	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1972	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1973	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1974	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1975	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1976	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1977	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1978	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1979	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1980	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1981	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1982	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1983	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1984	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1985	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1986	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1987	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1988	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1989	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1990	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1991	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1992	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1993	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1994	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1995	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1996	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1997	276,840 sq. km	+0.0%
1998	248,360 sq. km	-10.3%
1999	248,360 sq. km	+0.0%
2000	248,360 sq. km	+0.0%
2001	248,360 sq. km	+0.0%
2002	248,360 sq. km	+0.0%
2003	248,360 sq. km	+0.0%
2004	248,360 sq. km	+0.0%
2005	248,360 sq. km	+0.0%
2006	248,360 sq. km	+0.0%
2007	248,360 sq. km	+0.0%
2008	248,360 sq. km	+0.0%
2009	248,360 sq. km	+0.0%
2010	248,360 sq. km	+0.0%
2011	248,360 sq. km	+0.0%
2012	248,360 sq. km	+0.0%
2013	248,360 sq. km	+0.0%
2014	248,360 sq. km	+0.0%
2015	248,360 sq. km	+0.0%
2016	248,360 sq. km	+0.0%
2017	248,360 sq. km	+0.0%
2018	248,360 sq. km	+0.0%
2019	248,360 sq. km	+0.0%
2020	248,360 sq. km	+0.0%
2021	248,360 sq. km	+0.0%
2022	248,360 sq. km	+0.0%
2023	248,360 sq. km	+0.0%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

Ecuador's 248,360 sq. km is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96,297 sq. km, 2.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Ecuador's 248,360 sq. km is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25,185 sq. km, 9.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	276,840 sq. km	276,840 sq. km	276,840 sq. km	9
1970s	276,840 sq. km	276,840 sq. km	276,840 sq. km	10
1980s	276,840 sq. km	276,840 sq. km	276,840 sq. km	10
1990s	271,144 sq. km	248,360 sq. km	276,840 sq. km	10
2000s	248,360 sq. km	248,360 sq. km	248,360 sq. km	10
2010s	248,360 sq. km	248,360 sq. km	248,360 sq. km	10
2020s	248,360 sq. km	248,360 sq. km	248,360 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Ecuador

74 Burkina Faso 273,600 sq. km compare
75 New Zealand 263,310 sq. km compare
76 Gabon 257,670 sq. km compare
78 Guinea 245,720 sq. km compare
79 United Kingdom 241,930 sq. km compare
80 Laos 230,800 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Ecuador?: Land area in Ecuador was 248,360 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Ecuador?: The highest recorded value was 276,840 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Ecuador?: The lowest recorded value was 248,360 sq. km in 1998.
How does Ecuador rank for land area?: Ecuador ranks 77th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Ecuador?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 15,371 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.