Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita was 53.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 53.9% for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Ecuador peaked at 88.8% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 2004.
That places Ecuador 111th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 88.4% | — |
| 1962 | 86.3% | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 84.1% | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 85.8% | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 86.5% | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 88.6% | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 85.9% | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 88.8% | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 87.5% | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 85.6% | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 81.9% | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 85.7% | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 76.1% | -11.2% |
| 1974 | 73.2% | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 75.6% | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 76.3% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 81.3% | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 81.5% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 82.1% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 79.7% | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 75.7% | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 77.9% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 78.2% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 74.3% | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 69.7% | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 70.2% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 66.4% | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 64.9% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 65.3% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 66.2% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 64.5% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 65.6% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 65.3% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 64.9% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 64.8% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 70.6% | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 67.5% | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 61.8% | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 62.7% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 67.2% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 72.2% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 52.2% | -27.6% |
| 2003 | 53.5% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 41.7% | -22.1% |
| 2005 | 49.1% | +17.8% |
| 2006 | 50.3% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 43.0% | -14.5% |
| 2008 | 49.7% | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 53.3% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 56.4% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 52.9% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 63.3% | +19.7% |
| 2014 | 57.6% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 56.5% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 67.5% | +19.3% |
| 2017 | 60.4% | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 62.8% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 64.3% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 64.3% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 52.8% | -17.9% |
| 2022 | 54.0% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 53.9% | -0.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 53.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.5%, 97% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 53.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 55.5%, 97% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -27.6% | 72.2% | 52.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.9% | 84.1% | 88.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 79.9% | 73.2% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.2% | 64.9% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.4% | 61.8% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.9% | 41.7% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.5% | 52.9% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 52.8% | 64.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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 share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Ecuador?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Ecuador was 53.9% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 1968.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 2004.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 111th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of domestic cereal supply allocated to direct human food, rather than animal feed or biofuels. GDP is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs across countries.