What is meat supply per person in Ecuador?

Meat supply per person in Ecuador was 56.24 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in Ecuador?

The highest recorded value was 56.3 kilograms per year per capita in 2008.

What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Ecuador?

The lowest recorded value was 16.65 kilograms per year per capita in 1963.

How does Ecuador rank for meat supply per person?

Ecuador ranks 98th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Ecuador?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Meat supply per person in Ecuador

Name: Meat supply per person in Ecuador
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ecuador: Meat supply per person was 56.24 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

56.24 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

up 4.2%

World rank

98th

of 191 countries

All-time high

56.3 kilograms per year per capita

in 2008

All-time low

16.65 kilograms per year per capita

in 1963

Years of data

1961–2023

Meat supply per person in Ecuador, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.

Analysis

In 2023, meat supply per person in Ecuador stood at 56.24 kilograms per year per capita.

The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat supply per person in Ecuador peaked at 56.3 kilograms per year per capita in 2008 and was at its lowest, 16.65 kilograms per year per capita, in 1963.

Ecuador ranks 98th of 191 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	16.94 kilograms per year per capita	16.65 kilograms per year per capita	17.42 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	18.7 kilograms per year per capita	16.71 kilograms per year per capita	21.99 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	21.65 kilograms per year per capita	19.55 kilograms per year per capita	23.49 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	30.5 kilograms per year per capita	24.18 kilograms per year per capita	38.1 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	47.25 kilograms per year per capita	38.93 kilograms per year per capita	56.3 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	52.02 kilograms per year per capita	46.73 kilograms per year per capita	56.02 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	54.46 kilograms per year per capita	53.29 kilograms per year per capita	56.24 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Ecuador

95 Saudi Arabia 58.08 kilograms per year per capita compare
96 Zimbabwe 57.58 kilograms per year per capita compare
97 Albania 56.68 kilograms per year per capita compare
99 Congo 55.8 kilograms per year per capita compare
100 Peru 55.44 kilograms per year per capita compare
101 Armenia 54.67 kilograms per year per capita compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat supply per person in Ecuador?: Meat supply per person in Ecuador was 56.24 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in Ecuador?: The highest recorded value was 56.3 kilograms per year per capita in 2008.
What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Ecuador?: The lowest recorded value was 16.65 kilograms per year per capita in 1963.
How does Ecuador rank for meat supply per person?: Ecuador ranks 98th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Ecuador?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Meat supply per person
Unit: kilograms per year per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.