Surface area — all countries

Surface area — Ecuador

Surface area in Ecuador in 2023 — 256,370 km². Ranked 77 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 9.6%.

2023 256,370 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 77of 215
Period maximum 283,560 km²1961
Period minimum 256,370 km²1998

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — Ecuador, 1961–2023250,000260,000270,000280,000290,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 283,560 km²1963: 283,560 km²1965: 283,560 km²1967: 283,560 km²1969: 283,560 km²1971: 283,560 km²1973: 283,560 km²1975: 283,560 km²1977: 283,560 km²1979: 283,560 km²1981: 283,560 km²1983: 283,560 km²1985: 283,560 km²1987: 283,560 km²1989: 283,560 km²1991: 283,560 km²1993: 283,560 km²1995: 283,560 km²1997: 283,560 km²1999: 256,370 km²2001: 256,370 km²2003: 256,370 km²2005: 256,370 km²2007: 256,370 km²2009: 256,370 km²2011: 256,370 km²2013: 256,370 km²2015: 256,370 km²2017: 256,370 km²2019: 256,370 km²2021: 256,370 km²2023: 256,370 km²
Change over the period: −27,190 (−9.59%) Average annual rate: -0.16 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Ecuador 256,370 km²
World 141M km²
South America computed 17.7M km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 41.54M km²
Surface area — Ecuador, by year Ecuador All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 256,370 +0 +0%
2022 256,370 +0 +0%
2021 256,370 +0 +0%
2020 256,370 +0 +0%
2019 256,370 +0 +0%
2018 256,370 +0 +0%
2017 256,370 +0 +0%
2016 256,370 +0 +0%
2015 256,370 +0 +0%
2014 256,370 +0 +0%
2013 256,370 +0 +0%
2012 256,370 +0 +0%
2011 256,370 +0 +0%
2010 256,370 +0 +0%
2009 256,370 +0 +0%
2008 256,370 +0 +0%
2007 256,370 +0 +0%
2006 256,370 +0 +0%
2005 256,370 +0 +0%
2004 256,370 +0 +0%
2003 256,370 +0 +0%
2002 256,370 +0 +0%
2001 256,370 +0 +0%
2000 256,370 +0 +0%
1999 256,370 +0 +0%
1998 256,370 −27,190 −9.59%
1997 283,560 +0 +0%
1996 283,560 +0 +0%
1995 283,560 +0 +0%
1994 283,560 +0 +0%
1993 283,560 +0 +0%
1992 283,560 +0 +0%
1991 283,560 +0 +0%
1990 283,560 +0 +0%
1989 283,560 +0 +0%
1988 283,560 +0 +0%
1987 283,560 +0 +0%
1986 283,560 +0 +0%
1985 283,560 +0 +0%
1984 283,560 +0 +0%
1983 283,560 +0 +0%
1982 283,560 +0 +0%
1981 283,560 +0 +0%
1980 283,560 +0 +0%
1979 283,560 +0 +0%
1978 283,560 +0 +0%
1977 283,560 +0 +0%
1976 283,560 +0 +0%
1975 283,560 +0 +0%
1974 283,560 +0 +0%
1973 283,560 +0 +0%
1972 283,560 +0 +0%
1971 283,560 +0 +0%
1970 283,560 +0 +0%
1969 283,560 +0 +0%
1968 283,560 +0 +0%
1967 283,560 +0 +0%
1966 283,560 +0 +0%
1965 283,560 +0 +0%
1964 283,560 +0 +0%
1963 283,560 +0 +0%
1962 283,560 +0 +0%
1961 283,560

About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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