Pulses — Food in Ecuador
Ecuador: Pulses — Food was 33 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pulses — Food in Ecuador, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, pulses — food in Ecuador stood at 33 1000 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses — food in Ecuador peaked at 41 1000 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 31 1000 t, in 2012.
That places Ecuador 102nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Pulses — Food in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 34 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 32 1000 t | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 31 1000 t | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 31 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 36 1000 t | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 38 1000 t | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 36 1000 t | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 41 1000 t | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 40 1000 t | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 39 1000 t | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 40 1000 t | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 39 1000 t | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 35 1000 t | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 33 1000 t | -5.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 33 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28 1000 t, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 33 1000 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38 1000 t, 87% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.8 1000 t | 31 1000 t | 41 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.75 1000 t | 33 1000 t | 40 1000 t | 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 pulses — food in Ecuador?
- Pulses — food in Ecuador was 33 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses — food recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 41 1000 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest pulses — food recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 31 1000 t in 2012.
- How does Ecuador rank for pulses — food?
- Ecuador ranks 102nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses — food rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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, published as part of Pulses — Food. 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.