Pelagic Fish — Food supply in Ecuador
Ecuador: Pelagic Fish — Food supply was 20,147 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pelagic Fish — Food supply in Ecuador, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, pelagic fish — food supply in Ecuador stood at 20,147 million Kcal.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pelagic fish — food supply in Ecuador peaked at 65,684 million Kcal in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17,144 million Kcal, in 2018.
That places Ecuador 99th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Pelagic Fish — Food supply in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 39,340 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 39,027 million Kcal | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 46,238 million Kcal | +18.5% |
| 2013 | 44,263 million Kcal | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 49,933 million Kcal | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 65,684 million Kcal | +31.5% |
| 2016 | 37,269 million Kcal | -43.3% |
| 2017 | 29,340 million Kcal | -21.3% |
| 2018 | 17,144 million Kcal | -41.6% |
| 2019 | 20,147 million Kcal | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 20,147 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20,147 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20,147 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20,147 million Kcal | +0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 20,147 million Kcal is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20,147 million Kcal, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 20,147 million Kcal is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19,094 million Kcal, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38,839 million Kcal | 17,144 million Kcal | 65,684 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,147 million Kcal | 20,147 million Kcal | 20,147 million Kcal | 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 pelagic fish — food supply in Ecuador?
- Pelagic fish — food supply in Ecuador was 20,147 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pelagic fish — food supply recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 65,684 million Kcal in 2015.
- What is the lowest pelagic fish — food supply recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,144 million Kcal in 2018.
- How does Ecuador rank for pelagic fish — food supply?
- Ecuador ranks 99th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pelagic fish — food supply rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pelagic Fish — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.