Average precipitation in depth in Ecuador
Ecuador: Average precipitation in depth was 2,274 mm per year in 2022. ▬ Flat
Average precipitation in depth in Ecuador, 1962–2022
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in mm per year.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 2,274 mm per year for average precipitation in depth in 2022. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, average precipitation in depth in Ecuador peaked at 2,274 mm per year in 1962 and was at its lowest, 2,087 mm per year, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 23rd out of 182 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,274 mm per year | 2,274 mm per year | 2,274 mm per year | 8 |
| 1970s | 2,274 mm per year | 2,274 mm per year | 2,274 mm per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,274 mm per year | 2,274 mm per year | 2,274 mm per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,274 mm per year | 2,274 mm per year | 2,274 mm per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,255 mm per year | 2,087 mm per year | 2,274 mm per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,274 mm per year | 2,274 mm per year | 2,274 mm per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,274 mm per year | 2,274 mm per year | 2,274 mm per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 20 Seychelles 2,330 mm per year compare
- 21 Saint Lucia 2,301 mm per year compare
- 22 Nicaragua 2,280 mm per year compare
- 24 Bhutan 2,200 mm per year compare
- 24 Trinidad and Tobago 2,200 mm per year compare
- 26 Equatorial Guinea 2,156 mm per year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
- Rural population 36.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 6.70 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 696,223 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 4,007 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 2.79 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average precipitation in depth in Ecuador?
- Average precipitation in depth in Ecuador was 2,274 mm per year in 2022, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest average precipitation in depth recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 2,274 mm per year in 1962.
- What is the lowest average precipitation in depth recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,087 mm per year in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for average precipitation in depth?
- Ecuador ranks 23rd out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average precipitation in depth rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Average precipitation in depth (mm per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average precipitation is the long-term average in depth (over space and time) of annual precipitation in the country. Precipitation is defined as any kind of water that falls from clouds as a liquid or a solid.