Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Ecuador
Ecuador: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 1.08 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.08 million animals
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
53rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.50 million animals
in 2017
All-time low
237,804 animals
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Ecuador stood at 1.08 million animals.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Ecuador peaked at 1.50 million animals in 2017 and was at its lowest, 237,804 animals, in 1961.
Ecuador ranks 53rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 237,804 animals | — |
| 1962 | 250,152 animals | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 271,881 animals | +8.7% |
| 1964 | 278,061 animals | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 290,000 animals | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 293,000 animals | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 296,000 animals | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 313,000 animals | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 333,000 animals | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 441,000 animals | +32.4% |
| 1971 | 415,000 animals | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 357,000 animals | -14.0% |
| 1973 | 351,000 animals | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 389,000 animals | +10.8% |
| 1975 | 397,621 animals | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 422,912 animals | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 464,546 animals | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 497,390 animals | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 526,768 animals | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 440,420 animals | -16.4% |
| 1981 | 453,220 animals | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 468,280 animals | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 485,090 animals | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 505,878 animals | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 536,600 animals | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 546,300 animals | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 563,500 animals | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 581,250 animals | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 575,821 animals | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 775,543 animals | +34.7% |
| 1991 | 764,424 animals | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 773,420 animals | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 780,020 animals | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 773,180 animals | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 784,490 animals | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 835,000 animals | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 840,000 animals | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 929,529 animals | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 965,240 animals | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 1.00 million animals | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 947,767 animals | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 1.02 million animals | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 1.04 million animals | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.04 million animals | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.02 million animals | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.03 million animals | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.14 million animals | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 1.22 million animals | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 1.30 million animals | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 1.27 million animals | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.31 million animals | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.30 million animals | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.28 million animals | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.13 million animals | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 1.02 million animals | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 1.26 million animals | +22.8% |
| 2017 | 1.50 million animals | +19.2% |
| 2018 | 1.40 million animals | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 1.30 million animals | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 1.10 million animals | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 1.05 million animals | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 1.20 million animals | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 1.16 million animals | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 1.08 million animals | -7.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1.08 million animals is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 300,000 animals, 3.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1.08 million animals is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 320,372 animals, 3.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 284,766 animals | 237,804 animals | 333,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 426,224 animals | 351,000 animals | 526,768 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 515,636 animals | 440,420 animals | 581,250 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 822,085 animals | 764,424 animals | 965,240 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 million animals | 947,767 animals | 1.30 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 million animals | 1.02 million animals | 1.50 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 million animals | 1.05 million animals | 1.20 million animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 50 Guatemala 1.16 million animals compare
- 51 Egypt 1.16 million animals compare
- 52 South Korea 1.11 million animals compare
- 54 Japan 1.03 million animals compare
- 55 South Sudan 966,271 animals compare
- 56 Turkmenistan 909,318 animals compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4287 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Ecuador?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Ecuador was 1.08 million animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.50 million animals in 2017.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 237,804 animals in 1961.
- How does Ecuador rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Ecuador ranks 53rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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