Pulses, Total — Production in Ecuador
Ecuador: Pulses, Total — Production was 24,744 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pulses, Total — Production in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pulses, total — production in Ecuador stood at 24,744 t.
That represents a change of up 29.3% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, total — production in Ecuador peaked at 81,829 t in 1968 and was at its lowest, 16,691 t, in 2012.
Ecuador ranks 105th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Pulses, Total — Production in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 66,192 t | — |
| 1962 | 55,978 t | -15.4% |
| 1963 | 49,219 t | -12.1% |
| 1964 | 67,435 t | +37.0% |
| 1965 | 78,978 t | +17.1% |
| 1966 | 79,479 t | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 78,861 t | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 81,829 t | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 62,564 t | -23.5% |
| 1970 | 73,406 t | +17.3% |
| 1971 | 59,446 t | -19.0% |
| 1972 | 47,872 t | -19.5% |
| 1973 | 55,500 t | +15.9% |
| 1974 | 52,035 t | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 54,010 t | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 56,552 t | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 39,622 t | -29.9% |
| 1978 | 27,261 t | -31.2% |
| 1979 | 34,367 t | +26.1% |
| 1980 | 38,904 t | +13.2% |
| 1981 | 43,200 t | +11.0% |
| 1982 | 41,925 t | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 30,996 t | -26.1% |
| 1984 | 36,469 t | +17.7% |
| 1985 | 32,349 t | -11.3% |
| 1986 | 31,331 t | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 32,370 t | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 35,076 t | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 46,351 t | +32.1% |
| 1990 | 36,655 t | -20.9% |
| 1991 | 35,766 t | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 36,473 t | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 37,296 t | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 46,718 t | +25.3% |
| 1995 | 42,253 t | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 55,849 t | +32.2% |
| 1997 | 51,276 t | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 48,230 t | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 39,299 t | -18.5% |
| 2000 | 35,337 t | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 38,857 t | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 26,145 t | -32.7% |
| 2003 | 25,700 t | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 26,611 t | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 32,223 t | +21.1% |
| 2006 | 27,033 t | -16.1% |
| 2007 | 21,968 t | -18.7% |
| 2008 | 22,901 t | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 18,742 t | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 22,176 t | +18.3% |
| 2011 | 23,854 t | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 16,691 t | -30.0% |
| 2013 | 17,751 t | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 21,470 t | +21.0% |
| 2015 | 19,848 t | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 17,112 t | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 27,738 t | +62.1% |
| 2018 | 17,555 t | -36.7% |
| 2019 | 20,988 t | +19.6% |
| 2020 | 17,998 t | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 25,621 t | +42.4% |
| 2022 | 21,757 t | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 19,137 t | -12.0% |
| 2024 | 24,744 t | +29.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 24,744 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25,983 t, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 24,744 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11,050 t, 2.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68,948 t | 49,219 t | 81,829 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 50,007 t | 27,261 t | 73,406 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 36,897 t | 30,996 t | 46,351 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 42,982 t | 35,766 t | 55,849 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,552 t | 18,742 t | 38,857 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,518 t | 16,691 t | 27,738 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,851 t | 17,998 t | 25,621 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 102 Somalia 27,393 t compare
- 103 Albania 27,221 t compare
- 104 New Zealand 26,150 t compare
- 106 Namibia 22,999 t compare
- 107 Turkmenistan 21,300 t compare
- 108 North Macedonia 20,221 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 pulses, total — production in Ecuador?
- Pulses, total — production in Ecuador was 24,744 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses, total — production recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 81,829 t in 1968.
- What is the lowest pulses, total — production recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,691 t in 2012.
- How does Ecuador rank for pulses, total — production?
- Ecuador ranks 105th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pulses, total — production rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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 Pulses, Total — 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.