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
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 52nd of 197 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.
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
- 49 Guatemala 1.16 million animals compare
- 50 Egypt 1.16 million animals compare
- 51 South Korea 1.11 million animals compare
- 53 Japan 1.03 million animals compare
- 54 South Sudan 966,271 animals compare
- 55 Turkmenistan 909,318 animals compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.7% (2025)
- Rural population 6.70 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 36.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 696,223 hectares (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 52nd out of 197 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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