Global Map of Irrigation Areas

Ecuador

The total area equiped for irrigation in Ecuador equals 863 370 ha [EC01]. The figures per province originate from the AQUASTAT-library and refer to 1997. Most of the irrigated area is concentrated in the western part of the country. The irrigated area within the provinces was distributed based on a maps showing the outlines of 70 irrigated areas in 1993 [EC02] and 1997 [EC03]. Additional area for irrigated rice cultivation was taken from a continental study on the distribution of rice in Latin America [EC04].

The distribution of irrigated area by sub-national units is listed in the table below.

References

[EC01]: FAO. 2000. AQUASTAT country profile of Ecuador. FAO, Rome, http://www.fao.org/ag/agl/aglw/AQUASTAT/countries/index.stm.
[EC02]: INHERI. 1993. "Mapa de Ubicacion de los Sistemas de Riego del Ecuador".
[EC03]: CNRH-Direccion de Planificacion. 1997. "Inventario de Proyectos de Riego".
[EC04]: CIAT. 1997. "Distribution of rice in Latin America", http://www.gis.ciat.cgiar.org or http://www.grida.no/prog/global/cgiar/.

Distribution of irrigated area in Ecuador by Province: