Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Ecuador, 2000–2022
Source: UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Ecuador stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Ecuador peaked at 0.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 73rd out of 208 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +28.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +16.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +1.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of land covered by lakes and rivers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +28.2% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More reference data data for Ecuador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Ecuador?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Ecuador was 0.7% in 2022, according to UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Ecuador ranks 73rd out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area).