Raw milk of sheep — Milk Animals in Ecuador
Ecuador: Raw milk of sheep — Milk Animals was 94,626 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Raw milk of sheep — Milk Animals in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, raw milk of sheep — milk animals in Ecuador stood at 94,626 An.
That represents a change of down 16.4% on the previous year and down 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of sheep — milk animals in Ecuador peaked at 236,500 An in 2013 and was at its lowest, 78,615 An, in 2018.
That places Ecuador 63rd out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Raw milk of sheep — Milk Animals in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 136,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 140,000 An | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 132,000 An | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 134,000 An | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 137,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 160,000 An | +16.8% |
| 1967 | 160,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 163,000 An | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 165,000 An | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 167,000 An | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 171,000 An | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 174,000 An | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 178,000 An | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 182,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 185,000 An | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 190,000 An | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 107,000 An | -43.7% |
| 1978 | 107,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 109,000 An | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 110,000 An | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 126,000 An | +14.5% |
| 1982 | 126,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 130,000 An | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 102,000 An | -21.5% |
| 1985 | 108,000 An | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 120,000 An | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 130,000 An | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 126,000 An | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 132,000 An | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 142,000 An | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 150,000 An | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 156,000 An | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 163,000 An | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 169,000 An | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 173,800 An | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 171,000 An | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 193,000 An | +12.9% |
| 1998 | 200,000 An | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 202,000 An | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 204,000 An | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 205,000 An | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 206,000 An | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 208,000 An | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 210,000 An | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 212,000 An | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 213,000 An | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 214,000 An | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 226,000 An | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 228,000 An | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 147,493 An | -35.3% |
| 2011 | 230,000 An | +55.9% |
| 2012 | 235,000 An | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 236,500 An | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 190,000 An | -19.7% |
| 2015 | 170,000 An | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 160,000 An | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 130,000 An | -18.8% |
| 2018 | 78,615 An | -39.5% |
| 2019 | 97,331 An | +23.8% |
| 2020 | 102,415 An | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 107,744 An | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 111,542 An | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 113,208 An | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 94,626 An | -16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 147,444 An | 132,000 An | 165,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 157,000 An | 107,000 An | 190,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 121,000 An | 102,000 An | 132,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 171,980 An | 142,000 An | 202,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 212,600 An | 204,000 An | 228,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 167,494 An | 78,615 An | 236,500 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 105,907 An | 94,626 An | 113,208 An | 5 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 9.7 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as 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 raw milk of sheep — milk animals in Ecuador?
- Raw milk of sheep — milk animals in Ecuador was 94,626 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw milk of sheep — milk animals recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 236,500 An in 2013.
- What is the lowest raw milk of sheep — milk animals recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 78,615 An in 2018.
- How does Ecuador rank for raw milk of sheep — milk animals?
- Ecuador ranks 63rd out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of sheep — milk animals rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.2%. 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 Raw milk of sheep — Milk Animals. 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.