Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Ecuador
Ecuador: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 2.09 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Ecuador stood at 2.09 An per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Ecuador peaked at 4.19 An per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.08 An per square kilometre, in 1988.
That places Ecuador 108th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.68 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.71 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 1.73 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 1.75 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 1.77 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 1.77 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 1.82 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 1.86 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 1.88 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 1.91 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 1.95 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 1.99 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 2 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 2.06 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 2.12 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 2.18 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 1.26 An per square kilometre | -42.3% |
| 1978 | 1.28 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 1.32 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 1.33 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.46 An per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1982 | 1.45 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 1.5 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 1.37 An per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1985 | 1.4 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 1.19 An per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1987 | 1.12 An per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 1.08 An per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 1.16 An per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 1.23 An per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 1.21 An per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 1.25 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 1.54 An per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1994 | 1.64 An per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 1.84 An per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 1.86 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.92 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 3.38 An per square kilometre | +76.0% |
| 1999 | 2.78 An per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2000 | 2.76 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 3.12 An per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 3.18 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 4.19 An per square kilometre | +31.9% |
| 2004 | 3.39 An per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 2005 | 2.78 An per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 2006 | 2.66 An per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 2.58 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 2.59 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2.59 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.77 An per square kilometre | -31.5% |
| 2011 | 1.74 An per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.76 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.81 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.67 An per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 1.51 An per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 1.55 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.35 An per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 1.4 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.75 An per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2020 | 1.82 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 1.96 An per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 2.02 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 2.09 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 2.09 An per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.48 An per square kilometre, 84% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 2.09 An per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.39 An per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +76.0% | 1.92 An per square kilometre | 3.38 An per square kilometre |
| 1977 | -42.3% | 2.18 An per square kilometre | 1.26 An per square kilometre |
| 2010 | -31.5% | 2.59 An per square kilometre | 1.77 An per square kilometre |
| 2003 | +31.9% | 3.18 An per square kilometre | 4.19 An per square kilometre |
| 2019 | +25.4% | 1.4 An per square kilometre | 1.75 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.77 An per square kilometre | 1.68 An per square kilometre | 1.88 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.81 An per square kilometre | 1.26 An per square kilometre | 2.18 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.31 An per square kilometre | 1.08 An per square kilometre | 1.5 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.87 An per square kilometre | 1.21 An per square kilometre | 3.38 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.98 An per square kilometre | 2.58 An per square kilometre | 4.19 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.63 An per square kilometre | 1.35 An per square kilometre | 1.81 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 An per square kilometre | 1.82 An per square kilometre | 2.09 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 105 Myanmar 2.18 An per square kilometre compare
- 106 Egypt 2.17 An per square kilometre compare
- 107 Central African Republic 2.14 An per square kilometre compare
- 109 Liberia 2.07 An per square kilometre compare
- 110 Singapore 1.91 An per square kilometre compare
- 111 Czechia 1.89 An per square kilometre 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 sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Ecuador?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Ecuador was 2.09 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 4.19 An per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 An per square kilometre in 1988.
- How does Ecuador rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Ecuador ranks 108th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.