Palm oil — Production in Ecuador
Ecuador: Palm oil — Production was 494,674 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Palm oil — Production in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, palm oil — production in Ecuador stood at 494,674 t.
That represents a change of up 10.9% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, palm oil — production in Ecuador peaked at 587,000 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11,007 t, in 1974.
That places Ecuador 10th out of 44 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Palm oil — Production in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 30,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 32,000 t | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 32,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 34,000 t | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 40,000 t | +17.6% |
| 1966 | 37,000 t | -7.5% |
| 1967 | 45,000 t | +21.6% |
| 1968 | 50,000 t | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 35,000 t | -30.0% |
| 1970 | 27,000 t | -22.9% |
| 1971 | 38,000 t | +40.7% |
| 1972 | 36,000 t | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 29,800 t | -17.2% |
| 1974 | 11,007 t | -63.1% |
| 1975 | 14,186 t | +28.9% |
| 1976 | 15,288 t | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 25,000 t | +63.5% |
| 1978 | 28,000 t | +12.0% |
| 1979 | 31,000 t | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 37,300 t | +20.3% |
| 1981 | 43,700 t | +17.2% |
| 1982 | 56,000 t | +28.1% |
| 1983 | 64,000 t | +14.3% |
| 1984 | 67,000 t | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 82,000 t | +22.4% |
| 1986 | 118,000 t | +43.9% |
| 1987 | 123,779 t | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 121,347 t | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 162,570 t | +34.0% |
| 1990 | 150,425 t | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 160,618 t | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 166,271 t | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 170,502 t | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 194,668 t | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 179,933 t | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 187,755 t | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 243,556 t | +29.7% |
| 1998 | 269,642 t | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 164,045 t | -39.2% |
| 2000 | 217,864 t | +32.8% |
| 2001 | 227,830 t | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 263,252 t | +15.5% |
| 2003 | 220,945 t | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 261,237 t | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 290,568 t | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 291,000 t | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 295,000 t | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 312,000 t | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 328,000 t | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 380,300 t | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 495,000 t | +30.2% |
| 2012 | 543,000 t | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 495,000 t | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 490,000 t | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 535,000 t | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 587,000 t | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 570,000 t | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 560,000 t | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 509,000 t | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 484,400 t | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 448,434 t | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 446,235 t | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 494,674 t | +10.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 494,674 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 223,400 t, 2.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 494,674 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 290,232 t, 1.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37,222 t | 30,000 t | 50,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 25,528 t | 11,007 t | 38,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 87,570 t | 37,300 t | 162,570 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 188,742 t | 150,425 t | 269,642 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 270,770 t | 217,864 t | 328,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 516,430 t | 380,300 t | 587,000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 468,436 t | 446,235 t | 494,674 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 7 Papua New Guinea 770,000 t compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 103,346 t compare
- 8 Honduras 655,000 t compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 5,616 t compare
- 9 Brazil 637,353 t compare
- 9 Timor-Leste 0 t
- 11 Côte d'Ivoire 562,465 t compare
- 11 Mexico 386,700 t compare
- 12 Cameroon 320,000 t compare
- 13 Ghana 300,000 t compare
- 13 Peru 300,000 t compare
- 13 Caribbean 54,500 t 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 palm oil — production in Ecuador?
- Palm oil — production in Ecuador was 494,674 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest palm oil — production recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 587,000 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest palm oil — production recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,007 t in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for palm oil — production?
- Ecuador ranks 10th out of 44 countries with data for 2023.
- Is palm oil — production rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Palm oil — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.