Agriculture & Rural in Ecuador

4,439 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Ecuador.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 34.55 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 43.0% 103rd
Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 46.99 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 55.1% 24th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 34.55 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 43.0% 103rd
Fish and seafood production 1.30 million tonnes 2023 up 54.1% 22nd
Fertilizer consumption 222,977 tonnes 2023 down 20.9% 58th
Fertilizer use by nutrient 83,227 tonnes 2023 down 48.5% 78th
Cropland area 2.41 million hectares 2023 down 9.5% 84th
Unmanufactured tobacco — Production, per square kilometre 0.084 t per square kilometre 2023 up 169.9% 26th
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.051 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 167.4% 23rd
FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value 4,379 1000 No 2023 up 40.9% 34th
FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value 52.19 % 2023 up 13.3% 37th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 2,517 1000 No 2023 up 35.9% 32nd
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 30 % 2023 up 9.2% 44th
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 57.47 % 2023 down 3.6% 66th
Sunflower seed — Area harvested 129 ha 2024 up 2.4% 71st
Sorghum — Gross Production Value 3,188 1000 USD 2024 up 7.2% 57th
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value 1,168 1000 USD 2024 up 11.3% 64th
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per 0.0411 t per square kilometre 2023 down 46.6% 112th
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per 0.0167 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 47.8% 78th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 50.96 % 2023 down 2.9% 97th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 49.04 % 2023 up 3.2% 61st
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm 1.92 % 2023 down 61.1% 97th
Meat of ducks, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 633 1000 Int$ 2024 down 56.1% 51st
Coconuts, in shell — Gross Production Value 2,391 1000 Int$ 2024 down 8.4% 46th
Cucumbers and gherkins — Gross Production Value 1,209 1000 SLC 2024 up 6.1% 99th
Sunflower seed — Production 230.88 t 2024 up 3.3% 69th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm 1,862 1000 No 2023 up 48.3% 33rd
FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value 1,862 1000 No 2023 up 48.3% 34th
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 42.53 % 2023 up 5.3% 83rd
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 22.2 % 2023 up 19.3% 12th
Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value 208,473 1000 USD 2024 down 11.1% 30th
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Gross Production Value 7,128 1000 USD 2024 down 60.8% 51st
Barley — Gross Production Value 4,726 1000 USD 2024 down 27.8% 75th
Plums and sloes — Gross Production Index Number 100.4 2024 up 0.7% 43rd
Plums and sloes — Gross per capita Production Index Number 90.05 2024 down 11.0% 44th
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested 2,585 ha 2024 down 4.6% 49th
Coconuts, in shell — Yield 5,668 kg/ha 2024 down 4.0% 37th
Coconuts, in shell — Production 14,650 t 2024 down 8.4% 46th
Coefficient of variation of habitual caloric consumption distribution 0.27 No 2024 up 12.5% 59th
Share of employment in agriculture 32.5% 2025 up 18.9% 54th
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 32.5% 2025 up 18.9% 54th
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 2.15 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 64.4% 75th
Tomatoes — Gross Production Value 40,922 1000 SLC 2024 up 28.2% 104th
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 30.8% 2025 up 35.8% 59th
Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services 32.5% 2025 up 18.9% 54th
Strawberries — Gross Production Value 2,356 1000 Int$ 2024 down 10.2% 71st
Lettuce and chicory — Gross Production Value 3,135 1000 USD 2024 up 3.6% 59th
Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Index Number 97.47 2024 down 7.6% 46th
Seed cotton, unginned — Gross per capita Production Index Number 87.41 2024 down 18.3% 37th
Peas, green — Gross Production Index Number 113.77 2024 down 1.7% 26th
Peas, green — Gross per capita Production Index Number 101.97 2024 down 13.1% 32nd
Pineapples — Gross Production Index Number 222.02 2024 up 163.9% 8th
Pineapples — Gross per capita Production Index Number 198.96 2024 up 133.3% 7th
Strawberries — Production 1,443 t 2024 down 10.2% 72nd
Mules and hinnies — Stocks 54,076 An 2024 down 45.0% 17th
Raw milk of sheep — Production 3,796 t 2024 down 36.7% 67th
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 1.36 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 898.0% 82nd
Peaches and nectarines — Gross Production Value 2,780 1000 Int$ 2024 down 2.3% 62nd
Pears — Gross Production Index Number 100.16 2024 down 0.4% 36th
Pears — Gross per capita Production Index Number 89.84 2024 down 12.0% 41st