Surface area in Ecuador
Ecuador: Surface area was 256,370 sq. km in 2023. ▼ Falling
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.
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
- 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 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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About this data
Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.