Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
13,303 people were affected by 131 rainfall-related events recorded in coastal Ecuador through September 30, 2026.
40 cm above normal was the approximate sea-level anomaly around the Galapagos Islands, compared with 35 cm off mainland Ecuador.
+4.7°C was the sea surface temperature anomaly in the Niño 1+2 region and +3.1°C in Niño 3.4 as of September 23, 2026.
1.7 million new internal displacements caused by disasters were recorded in 2024 in Brazil, Cuba, Colombia, Haiti and Ecuador alone, according to the 2025 Global Report on Internal Displacement cited by the source.
27,835.41 hectares of crops were lost due to rains in Ecuador between January and mid-July 2026. (National Secretariat of Risk Management of Ecuador, 2026).
25,148.52 hectares of crops were affected by rains in Ecuador between January and mid-July 2026. (National Secretariat of Risk Management of Ecuador, 2026).
4 productive sectors, agriculture, livestock, aquaculture and fisheries, have differentiated preventive measures under Ecuador's Contingency Plan for the possible occurrence of El Niño.
2 economic protection mechanisms, market diversification and agricultural insurance, are included in the plan to prevent price declines and facilitate the recovery of affected producers' investments.
Approximately 64% of the region's capture fisheries production in 2024 came from the Southeast Pacific. (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2026).
For the Niño 1+2 region, the Coastal Niño would extend until the summer of 2027. The event is expected to reach a magnitude between strong (48%) and moderate (46%). (Multisectoral Commission in Charge of the National Study of the El Niño Phenomenon, 2026).
