Surface area in Ecuador
Ecuador: Surface area was 256,370 sq. km in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
256,370 sq. km
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
77th
of 216 countries
All-time high
283,560 sq. km
in 1961
All-time low
256,370 sq. km
in 1998
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Surface area in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 256,370 sq. km for surface area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area in Ecuador peaked at 283,560 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 256,370 sq. km, in 1998.
That places Ecuador 77th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Surface area in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | sq. km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 283,560 sq. km | — |
| 1962 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 283,560 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 256,370 sq. km | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 256,370 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 256,370 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 256,370 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 256,370 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 256,370 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 256,370 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 256,370 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 256,370 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 256,370 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 256,370 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 256,370 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 256,370 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 256,370 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 256,370 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 256,370 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 256,370 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 256,370 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 256,370 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 256,370 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 256,370 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 256,370 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 256,370 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 256,370 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 256,370 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 256,370 sq. km | +0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 256,370 sq. km is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 109,385 sq. km, 2.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 256,370 sq. km is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25,358 sq. km, 10.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 283,560 sq. km | 283,560 sq. km | 283,560 sq. km | 9 |
| 1970s | 283,560 sq. km | 283,560 sq. km | 283,560 sq. km | 10 |
| 1980s | 283,560 sq. km | 283,560 sq. km | 283,560 sq. km | 10 |
| 1990s | 278,122 sq. km | 256,370 sq. km | 283,560 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 256,370 sq. km | 256,370 sq. km | 256,370 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 256,370 sq. km | 256,370 sq. km | 256,370 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 256,370 sq. km | 256,370 sq. km | 256,370 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 74 Burkina Faso 274,200 sq. km compare
- 75 New Zealand 267,710 sq. km compare
- 76 Gabon 267,670 sq. km compare
- 78 Guinea 245,860 sq. km compare
- 79 United Kingdom 243,610 sq. km compare
- 80 Uganda 241,550 sq. km 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 surface area in Ecuador?
- Surface area in Ecuador was 256,370 sq. km in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest surface area recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 283,560 sq. km in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 256,370 sq. km in 1998.
- How does Ecuador rank for surface area?
- Ecuador ranks 77th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is surface 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 FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.