Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Ecuador
Ecuador: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 2.05 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Ecuador is 2.05 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Ecuador peaked at 4.03 An per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.7333 An per square kilometre, in 1988.
Ecuador ranks 89th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.52 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.54 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 1.55 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 1.57 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 1.59 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 1.59 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.63 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 1.66 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 1.68 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 1.7 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 1.73 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 1.77 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 1.77 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.81 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 1.85 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 1.91 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.9681 An per square kilometre | -49.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9753 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 1.01 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 1.01 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.14 An per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1982 | 1.11 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 1.16 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 1.03 An per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1985 | 1.05 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.903 An per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7947 An per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7333 An per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7947 An per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8472 An per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 0.8423 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8478 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.13 An per square kilometre | +33.1% |
| 1994 | 1.2 An per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 1.49 An per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1996 | 1.49 An per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.55 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 3.02 An per square kilometre | +94.4% |
| 1999 | 2.42 An per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2000 | 2.62 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 2.98 An per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2002 | 3.02 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 4.03 An per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 3.22 An per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 2.62 An per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2006 | 2.5 An per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 2.42 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 2.42 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.42 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.61 An per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 1.61 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.61 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.65 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.64 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.47 An per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 1.5 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.29 An per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 1.37 An per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 1.72 An per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2020 | 1.8 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 1.88 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 1.99 An per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 2.05 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 2.05 An per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.71 An per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 2.05 An per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8132 An per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +94.4% | 1.55 An per square kilometre | 3.02 An per square kilometre |
| 1977 | -49.2% | 1.91 An per square kilometre | 0.9681 An per square kilometre |
| 2010 | -33.3% | 2.42 An per square kilometre | 1.61 An per square kilometre |
| 2003 | +33.3% | 3.02 An per square kilometre | 4.03 An per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +33.1% | 0.8478 An per square kilometre | 1.13 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.59 An per square kilometre | 1.52 An per square kilometre | 1.68 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.55 An per square kilometre | 0.9681 An per square kilometre | 1.91 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9738 An per square kilometre | 0.7333 An per square kilometre | 1.16 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.48 An per square kilometre | 0.8423 An per square kilometre | 3.02 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.82 An per square kilometre | 2.42 An per square kilometre | 4.03 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 An per square kilometre | 1.29 An per square kilometre | 1.72 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.93 An per square kilometre | 1.8 An per square kilometre | 2.05 An per square kilometre | 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 meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Ecuador?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Ecuador was 2.05 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 4.03 An per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7333 An per square kilometre in 1988.
- How does Ecuador rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Ecuador ranks 89th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.