Milk per animal in Ecuador
Ecuador: Milk per animal was 2,200 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk per animal in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
In 2024, milk per animal in Ecuador stood at 2,200 kilograms per animal.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk per animal in Ecuador peaked at 2,255 kilograms per animal in 2019 and was at its lowest, 834.12 kilograms per animal, in 1961.
That places Ecuador 54th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 902.81 kilograms per animal | 834.12 kilograms per animal | 935.6 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,001 kilograms per animal | 937.35 kilograms per animal | 1,143 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,148 kilograms per animal | 1,050 kilograms per animal | 1,266 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,282 kilograms per animal | 1,129 kilograms per animal | 1,510 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,429 kilograms per animal | 1,241 kilograms per animal | 1,657 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,803 kilograms per animal | 1,546 kilograms per animal | 2,255 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,182 kilograms per animal | 2,159 kilograms per animal | 2,205 kilograms per animal | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 51 Kazakhstan 2,346 kilograms per animal compare
- 52 North Korea 2,342 kilograms per animal compare
- 53 Philippines 2,265 kilograms per animal compare
- 55 Italy 2,146 kilograms per animal compare
- 56 Uzbekistan 2,100 kilograms per animal compare
- 57 Colombia 2,065 kilograms per animal 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 milk per animal in Ecuador?
- Milk per animal in Ecuador was 2,200 kilograms per animal 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 milk per animal recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 2,255 kilograms per animal in 2019.
- What is the lowest milk per animal recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 834.12 kilograms per animal in 1961.
- How does Ecuador rank for milk per animal?
- Ecuador ranks 54th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk per animal rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. 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 Milk per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average annual milk production per animal. Values are estimated by dividing the production of milk (from cattle, sheep, goats, and other animals) by the number of animals used for milk production.