Milk per animal in Ecuador
Ecuador: Milk per animal was 2,200 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2,200 kilograms per animal
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
55th
of 192 countries
All-time high
2,255 kilograms per animal
in 2019
All-time low
834.12 kilograms per animal
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 55th out of 192 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.
Milk per animal in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 834.12 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1962 | 861.35 kilograms per animal | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 887.14 kilograms per animal | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 903.02 kilograms per animal | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 915.34 kilograms per animal | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 932.77 kilograms per animal | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 930.74 kilograms per animal | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 925.17 kilograms per animal | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 935.6 kilograms per animal | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 945.14 kilograms per animal | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 952.29 kilograms per animal | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 937.35 kilograms per animal | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 956.94 kilograms per animal | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 938.68 kilograms per animal | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 945.8 kilograms per animal | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 958.34 kilograms per animal | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 1,108 kilograms per animal | +15.6% |
| 1978 | 1,127 kilograms per animal | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 1,143 kilograms per animal | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 1,160 kilograms per animal | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 1,089 kilograms per animal | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 1,266 kilograms per animal | +16.2% |
| 1983 | 1,126 kilograms per animal | -11.0% |
| 1984 | 1,187 kilograms per animal | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 1,159 kilograms per animal | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 1,137 kilograms per animal | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 1,050 kilograms per animal | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 1,152 kilograms per animal | +9.8% |
| 1989 | 1,158 kilograms per animal | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1,129 kilograms per animal | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 1,160 kilograms per animal | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 1,175 kilograms per animal | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 1,186 kilograms per animal | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1,250 kilograms per animal | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 1,330 kilograms per animal | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 1,335 kilograms per animal | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1,510 kilograms per animal | +13.1% |
| 1998 | 1,371 kilograms per animal | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 1,378 kilograms per animal | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1,657 kilograms per animal | +20.3% |
| 2001 | 1,241 kilograms per animal | -25.1% |
| 2002 | 1,342 kilograms per animal | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 1,304 kilograms per animal | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 1,383 kilograms per animal | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 1,400 kilograms per animal | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1,513 kilograms per animal | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 1,448 kilograms per animal | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 1,536 kilograms per animal | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 1,471 kilograms per animal | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 1,656 kilograms per animal | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 1,655 kilograms per animal | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,546 kilograms per animal | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 1,616 kilograms per animal | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 1,742 kilograms per animal | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 1,780 kilograms per animal | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1,841 kilograms per animal | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 1,892 kilograms per animal | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 2,047 kilograms per animal | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 2,255 kilograms per animal | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 2,159 kilograms per animal | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 2,180 kilograms per animal | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 2,205 kilograms per animal | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 2,165 kilograms per animal | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 2,200 kilograms per animal | +1.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 2,200 kilograms per animal is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,037 kilograms per animal, 2.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 2,200 kilograms per animal is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,370 kilograms per animal, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
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
- 52 North Korea 2,342 kilograms per animal compare
- 53 USSR 2,270 kilograms per animal compare
- 54 Philippines 2,265 kilograms per animal compare
- 56 Italy 2,146 kilograms per animal compare
- 57 Uzbekistan 2,100 kilograms per animal compare
- 58 Colombia 2,065 kilograms per animal compare
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 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 55th out of 192 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.