Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 45.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Ecuador is 45.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 97.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Ecuador peaked at 46.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 1977.
Ecuador ranks 75th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.0% | — |
| 1962 | 10.0% | +11.1% |
| 1963 | 13.3% | +32.8% |
| 1964 | 12.8% | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 10.7% | -16.2% |
| 1966 | 9.7% | -9.5% |
| 1967 | 11.0% | +13.6% |
| 1968 | 10.4% | -5.4% |
| 1969 | 10.0% | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 11.4% | +14.2% |
| 1971 | 12.0% | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 11.5% | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 11.7% | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 10.7% | -9.0% |
| 1975 | 10.4% | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 10.2% | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 8.2% | -19.7% |
| 1978 | 9.3% | +14.3% |
| 1979 | 9.2% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 9.0% | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 13.6% | +50.9% |
| 1982 | 12.8% | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 12.4% | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 12.7% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 18.9% | +49.0% |
| 1986 | 18.6% | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 17.9% | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 18.6% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 17.4% | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 16.5% | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 18.4% | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 19.2% | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 18.3% | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 17.5% | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 16.4% | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 17.0% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 21.0% | +23.5% |
| 1998 | 24.6% | +17.0% |
| 1999 | 19.6% | -20.6% |
| 2000 | 24.3% | +24.3% |
| 2001 | 15.9% | -34.5% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | +29.3% |
| 2003 | 22.7% | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 19.7% | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 21.6% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 24.5% | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | +43.9% |
| 2011 | 30.8% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 33.3% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | -30.7% |
| 2014 | 36.1% | +56.7% |
| 2015 | 37.0% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 25.0% | -32.5% |
| 2017 | 33.6% | +34.3% |
| 2018 | 30.7% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 31.5% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 30.2% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 46.6% | +54.4% |
| 2022 | 45.5% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 45.4% | -0.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 45.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.5%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 45.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.5%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.8% | 9.0% | 13.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.5% | 8.2% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.2% | 9.0% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.9% | 16.4% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 15.9% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 23.0% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 30.2% | 46.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 72 Kazakhstan 46.5% compare
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- 74 Libya 45.6% compare
- 76 Switzerland 44.8% compare
- 77 Colombia 44.5% compare
- 78 Azerbaijan 43.4% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0374 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1315 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0159 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3086 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Ecuador?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Ecuador was 45.4% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 46.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 1977.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Ecuador ranks 75th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.1%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to animal feed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to animal feed, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.