Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Ecuador
Ecuador: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture was 2,517 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Ecuador, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Ecuador is 2,517 1000 No, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Ecuador peaked at 2,653 1000 No in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,564 1000 No, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 32nd of 145 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,564 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 1,602 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1,649 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 1,701 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1,847 1000 No | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 1,899 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 1,952 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1,901 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 1,890 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,884 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1,855 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1,882 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1,903 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1,852 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 1,801 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 1,995 1000 No | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 2,138 1000 No | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 2,280 1000 No | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 2,385 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 2,492 1000 No | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 2,314 1000 No | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 2,643 1000 No | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 2,653 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 2,517 1000 No | -5.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 2,517 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 401.02 1000 No, 6.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 2,517 1000 No is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 334.83 1000 No, 7.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,789 1000 No | 1,564 1000 No | 1,952 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,058 1000 No | 1,801 1000 No | 2,492 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,532 1000 No | 2,314 1000 No | 2,653 1000 No | 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 employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Ecuador?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Ecuador was 2,517 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 2,653 1000 No in 2022.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,564 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture?
- Ecuador ranks 32nd out of 145 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. 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, published as part of Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.