Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses was 0.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses 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
In 2023, share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Ecuador stood at 0.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.7% on the previous year and down 94.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Ecuador peaked at 38.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2022.
Ecuador ranks 100th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.6% | — |
| 1962 | 3.7% | +42.3% |
| 1963 | 2.5% | -30.8% |
| 1964 | 1.5% | -41.0% |
| 1965 | 2.8% | +85.2% |
| 1966 | 1.8% | -36.7% |
| 1967 | 3.1% | +75.3% |
| 1968 | 0.8% | -73.0% |
| 1969 | 2.5% | +195.0% |
| 1970 | 3.0% | +21.8% |
| 1971 | 6.2% | +105.9% |
| 1972 | 2.8% | -54.6% |
| 1973 | 12.2% | +337.4% |
| 1974 | 16.1% | +32.2% |
| 1975 | 14.0% | -13.3% |
| 1976 | 13.5% | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 10.5% | -22.1% |
| 1978 | 9.2% | -12.8% |
| 1979 | 8.7% | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 11.3% | +30.1% |
| 1981 | 10.7% | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 9.3% | -13.0% |
| 1983 | 9.4% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 13.0% | +38.7% |
| 1985 | 11.4% | -12.5% |
| 1986 | 11.2% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 15.6% | +39.7% |
| 1988 | 16.5% | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 17.3% | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 17.2% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 17.1% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 15.2% | -10.9% |
| 1993 | 16.4% | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 17.6% | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 18.8% | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 12.3% | -34.4% |
| 1997 | 11.4% | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 13.6% | +18.7% |
| 1999 | 17.8% | +30.8% |
| 2000 | 8.5% | -52.2% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +40.5% |
| 2002 | 27.2% | +128.0% |
| 2003 | 23.8% | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 38.6% | +62.3% |
| 2005 | 28.3% | -26.8% |
| 2006 | 28.1% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 35.1% | +25.1% |
| 2008 | 25.8% | -26.5% |
| 2009 | 27.6% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | -47.4% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | -54.3% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +17.2% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | -19.4% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -35.7% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +31.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -89.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +36.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 80% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +337.4% | 2.8% | 12.2% |
| 1969 | +195.0% | 0.8% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 0.8% | 3.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.6% | 2.8% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.6% | 9.3% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.7% | 11.4% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 8.5% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 4.2% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 0.5% | 5.5% | 4 |
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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)
- 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 share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Ecuador?
- Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Ecuador was 0.7% 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 industrial uses recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to industrial uses recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2022.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of cereals allocated to industrial uses?
- Ecuador ranks 100th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to industrial uses rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 industrial uses. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic consumption – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to other purposes (primarily industrial uses such as biofuel production), relative to the total allocated to human food, animal feed, and other uses. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.