Annual precipitation in Ecuador
Ecuador: Annual precipitation was 3,272 millimeters in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3,272 millimeters
Change on year
up 23.1%
World rank
10th
of 192 countries
All-time high
5,428 millimeters
in 1941
All-time low
1,947 millimeters
in 1940
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual precipitation in Ecuador, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in millimeters.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 3,272 millimeters for annual precipitation in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.1% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual precipitation in Ecuador peaked at 5,428 millimeters in 1941 and was at its lowest, 1,947 millimeters, in 1940.
That places Ecuador 10th out of 192 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 86 years of available data.
Annual precipitation in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | millimeters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 1,947 millimeters | — |
| 1941 | 5,428 millimeters | +178.7% |
| 1942 | 3,554 millimeters | -34.5% |
| 1943 | 2,735 millimeters | -23.0% |
| 1944 | 2,647 millimeters | -3.2% |
| 1945 | 2,747 millimeters | +3.8% |
| 1946 | 2,842 millimeters | +3.5% |
| 1947 | 2,820 millimeters | -0.8% |
| 1948 | 2,697 millimeters | -4.4% |
| 1949 | 2,876 millimeters | +6.6% |
| 1950 | 2,499 millimeters | -13.1% |
| 1951 | 2,882 millimeters | +15.3% |
| 1952 | 2,568 millimeters | -10.9% |
| 1953 | 2,872 millimeters | +11.8% |
| 1954 | 2,493 millimeters | -13.2% |
| 1955 | 2,546 millimeters | +2.1% |
| 1956 | 3,116 millimeters | +22.4% |
| 1957 | 3,211 millimeters | +3.0% |
| 1958 | 3,589 millimeters | +11.8% |
| 1959 | 3,110 millimeters | -13.4% |
| 1960 | 2,437 millimeters | -21.6% |
| 1961 | 2,730 millimeters | +12.0% |
| 1962 | 2,525 millimeters | -7.5% |
| 1963 | 2,337 millimeters | -7.4% |
| 1964 | 2,958 millimeters | +26.6% |
| 1965 | 3,021 millimeters | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 2,780 millimeters | -8.0% |
| 1967 | 2,714 millimeters | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 2,761 millimeters | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 2,917 millimeters | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 2,836 millimeters | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 3,221 millimeters | +13.6% |
| 1972 | 3,232 millimeters | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 3,224 millimeters | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 2,913 millimeters | -9.6% |
| 1975 | 3,258 millimeters | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 3,331 millimeters | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 2,763 millimeters | -17.1% |
| 1978 | 2,658 millimeters | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 2,657 millimeters | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 2,784 millimeters | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 2,766 millimeters | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 3,444 millimeters | +24.5% |
| 1983 | 4,221 millimeters | +22.6% |
| 1984 | 3,054 millimeters | -27.7% |
| 1985 | 2,560 millimeters | -16.2% |
| 1986 | 3,172 millimeters | +23.9% |
| 1987 | 3,400 millimeters | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 2,871 millimeters | -15.6% |
| 1989 | 2,977 millimeters | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 2,837 millimeters | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 3,013 millimeters | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 3,359 millimeters | +11.5% |
| 1993 | 3,235 millimeters | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 3,234 millimeters | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 3,074 millimeters | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 2,852 millimeters | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 4,195 millimeters | +47.1% |
| 1998 | 4,267 millimeters | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 3,350 millimeters | -21.5% |
| 2000 | 3,188 millimeters | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 3,107 millimeters | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 3,244 millimeters | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 3,018 millimeters | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 2,790 millimeters | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 2,654 millimeters | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 2,994 millimeters | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 2,851 millimeters | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 3,173 millimeters | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 2,994 millimeters | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 3,018 millimeters | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 2,945 millimeters | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 3,372 millimeters | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 3,004 millimeters | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 3,200 millimeters | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 3,400 millimeters | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 3,189 millimeters | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 3,604 millimeters | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 3,278 millimeters | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 3,594 millimeters | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 2,861 millimeters | -20.4% |
| 2021 | 3,303 millimeters | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 2,901 millimeters | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 3,385 millimeters | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 2,657 millimeters | -21.5% |
| 2025 | 3,272 millimeters | +23.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 3,272 millimeters is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,018 millimeters, 3.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 3,272 millimeters is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,391 millimeters, 2.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual precipitation in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | +178.7% | 1,947 millimeters | 5,428 millimeters |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3,029 millimeters | 1,947 millimeters | 5,428 millimeters | 10 |
| 1950s | 2,888 millimeters | 2,493 millimeters | 3,589 millimeters | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,718 millimeters | 2,337 millimeters | 3,021 millimeters | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,009 millimeters | 2,657 millimeters | 3,331 millimeters | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,125 millimeters | 2,560 millimeters | 4,221 millimeters | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,342 millimeters | 2,837 millimeters | 4,267 millimeters | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,001 millimeters | 2,654 millimeters | 3,244 millimeters | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,260 millimeters | 2,945 millimeters | 3,604 millimeters | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,063 millimeters | 2,657 millimeters | 3,385 millimeters | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 7 Colombia 3,460 millimeters compare
- 8 Costa Rica 3,314 millimeters compare
- 9 Samoa 3,284 millimeters compare
- 11 Malaysia 3,150 millimeters compare
- 12 American Samoa 2,994 millimeters compare
- 13 Sierra Leone 2,951 millimeters compare
More climate change data for Ecuador
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 218.44 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,195 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,758 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14,437 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 515.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,911 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,423 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.62 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual precipitation in Ecuador?
- Annual precipitation in Ecuador was 3,272 millimeters in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual precipitation recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 5,428 millimeters in 1941.
- What is the lowest annual precipitation recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,947 millimeters in 1940.
- How does Ecuador rank for annual precipitation?
- Ecuador ranks 10th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual precipitation rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual precipitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total annual precipitation—rain and snow—calculated as the sum of daily averages, reported as the depth of water falling to Earth's surface, excluding fog and dew.