Drained organic soils — Area in Ecuador

Ecuador: Drained organic soils — Area was 1,626 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1,626 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
87th
of 221 countries
All-time high
1,650 ha
in 2004
All-time low
334.65 ha
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Area in Ecuador, 1990–2024

5001.0k1.5k1990200720241990: 334.7 ha1991: 334.7 ha1992: 334.7 ha1993: 334.7 ha1994: 334.7 ha1995: 334.7 ha1996: 334.7 ha1997: 334.7 ha1998: 334.7 ha1999: 334.7 ha2000: 334.7 ha2001: 356.4 ha2002: 356.4 ha2003: 356.4 ha2004: 1.7k ha2005: 1.7k ha2006: 1.7k ha2007: 1.7k ha2008: 1.7k ha2009: 1.7k ha2010: 1.7k ha2011: 1.7k ha2012: 1.7k ha2013: 1.7k ha2014: 1.7k ha2015: 1.7k ha2016: 1.7k ha2017: 1.7k ha2018: 1.7k ha2019: 1.6k ha2020: 1.6k ha2021: 1.6k ha2022: 1.6k ha2023: 1.6k ha2024: 1.6k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 1,626 ha for drained organic soils — area in 2024.

The figure is down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Ecuador peaked at 1,650 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 334.65 ha, in 1990.

Ecuador ranks 87th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Drained organic soils — Area in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area in Ecuador, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 334.65 ha —
1991 334.65 ha +0.0%
1992 334.65 ha +0.0%
1993 334.65 ha +0.0%
1994 334.65 ha +0.0%
1995 334.65 ha +0.0%
1996 334.65 ha +0.0%
1997 334.65 ha +0.0%
1998 334.65 ha +0.0%
1999 334.65 ha +0.0%
2000 334.65 ha +0.0%
2001 356.45 ha +6.5%
2002 356.45 ha +0.0%
2003 356.45 ha +0.0%
2004 1,650 ha +362.9%
2005 1,650 ha +0.0%
2006 1,650 ha +0.0%
2007 1,650 ha +0.0%
2008 1,650 ha +0.0%
2009 1,650 ha +0.0%
2010 1,650 ha +0.0%
2011 1,650 ha +0.0%
2012 1,650 ha +0.0%
2013 1,650 ha +0.0%
2014 1,650 ha +0.0%
2015 1,650 ha +0.0%
2016 1,650 ha +0.0%
2017 1,650 ha +0.0%
2018 1,650 ha +0.0%
2019 1,648 ha -0.2%
2020 1,648 ha +0.0%
2021 1,648 ha +0.0%
2022 1,626 ha -1.3%
2023 1,626 ha +0.0%
2024 1,626 ha +0.0%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 1,626 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.47 ha, 98.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 334.65 ha 334.65 ha 334.65 ha 10
2000s 1,131 ha 334.65 ha 1,650 ha 10
2010s 1,650 ha 1,648 ha 1,650 ha 10
2020s 1,635 ha 1,626 ha 1,648 ha 5

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 84 Costa Rica 1,755 ha compare
  2. 85 Fiji 1,749 ha compare
  3. 86 Ghana 1,696 ha compare
  4. 88 Puerto Rico 1,342 ha compare
  5. 89 Serbia and Montenegro 1,292 ha compare
  6. 90 Central African Republic 1,146 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area in Ecuador?
Drained organic soils — area in Ecuador was 1,626 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 1,650 ha in 2004.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 334.65 ha in 1990.
How does Ecuador rank for drained organic soils — area?
Ecuador ranks 87th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.