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Land area — Ecuador

Land area in Ecuador in 2023 — 248,360 km². Ranked 77 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 10.3%.

2023 248,360 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 77of 215
Period maximum 276,840 km²1961
Period minimum 248,360 km²1998

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Ecuador, 1961–2023240,000250,000260,000270,000280,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 276,840 km²1963: 276,840 km²1965: 276,840 km²1967: 276,840 km²1969: 276,840 km²1971: 276,840 km²1973: 276,840 km²1975: 276,840 km²1977: 276,840 km²1979: 276,840 km²1981: 276,840 km²1983: 276,840 km²1985: 276,840 km²1987: 276,840 km²1989: 276,840 km²1991: 276,840 km²1993: 276,840 km²1995: 276,840 km²1997: 276,840 km²1999: 248,360 km²2001: 248,360 km²2003: 248,360 km²2005: 248,360 km²2007: 248,360 km²2009: 248,360 km²2011: 248,360 km²2013: 248,360 km²2015: 248,360 km²2017: 248,360 km²2019: 248,360 km²2021: 248,360 km²2023: 248,360 km²
Change over the period: −28,480 (−10.29%) Average annual rate: -0.17 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ecuador

Ecuador 248,360 km²
World 130M km²
Latin America & Caribbean 20.06M km²
South America computed 17.38M km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 40.85M km²
Land area — Ecuador, by year Ecuador All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 248,360 +0 +0%
2022 248,360 +0 +0%
2021 248,360 +0 +0%
2020 248,360 +0 +0%
2019 248,360 +0 +0%
2018 248,360 +0 +0%
2017 248,360 +0 +0%
2016 248,360 +0 +0%
2015 248,360 +0 +0%
2014 248,360 +0 +0%
2013 248,360 +0 +0%
2012 248,360 +0 +0%
2011 248,360 +0 +0%
2010 248,360 +0 +0%
2009 248,360 +0 +0%
2008 248,360 +0 +0%
2007 248,360 +0 +0%
2006 248,360 +0 +0%
2005 248,360 +0 +0%
2004 248,360 +0 +0%
2003 248,360 +0 +0%
2002 248,360 +0 +0%
2001 248,360 +0 +0%
2000 248,360 +0 +0%
1999 248,360 +0 +0%
1998 248,360 −28,480 −10.29%
1997 276,840 +0 +0%
1996 276,840 +0 +0%
1995 276,840 +0 +0%
1994 276,840 +0 +0%
1993 276,840 +0 +0%
1992 276,840 +0 +0%
1991 276,840 +0 +0%
1990 276,840 +0 +0%
1989 276,840 +0 +0%
1988 276,840 +0 +0%
1987 276,840 +0 +0%
1986 276,840 +0 +0%
1985 276,840 +0 +0%
1984 276,840 +0 +0%
1983 276,840 +0 +0%
1982 276,840 +0 +0%
1981 276,840 +0 +0%
1980 276,840 +0 +0%
1979 276,840 +0 +0%
1978 276,840 +0 +0%
1977 276,840 +0 +0%
1976 276,840 +0 +0%
1975 276,840 +0 +0%
1974 276,840 +0 +0%
1973 276,840 +0 +0%
1972 276,840 +0 +0%
1971 276,840 +0 +0%
1970 276,840 +0 +0%
1969 276,840 +0 +0%
1968 276,840 +0 +0%
1967 276,840 +0 +0%
1966 276,840 +0 +0%
1965 276,840 +0 +0%
1964 276,840 +0 +0%
1963 276,840 +0 +0%
1962 276,840 +0 +0%
1961 276,840 — —

South America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BR Brazil 8.36M AR Argentina 2.74M PE Peru 1.28M CO Colombia 1.11M BO Bolivia 1.08M VE Venezuela 882,050 CL Chile 742,832 PY Paraguay 396,012 EC Ecuador 248,360 GY Guyana 211,140 UY Uruguay 175,020 SR Suriname 160,508
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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