Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Ecuador
Ecuador: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 475,913 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — stocks in Ecuador is 475,913 An, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 19.4% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Ecuador peaked at 2.47 million An in 1999 and was at its lowest, 377,642 An, in 2018.
Ecuador ranks 120th of 186 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.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.85 million An | — |
| 1962 | 1.91 million An | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 1.81 million An | -5.2% |
| 1964 | 1.85 million An | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 1.88 million An | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 1.92 million An | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 1.96 million An | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 2.00 million An | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 2.04 million An | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 2.09 million An | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 2.14 million An | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 2.18 million An | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 2.22 million An | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 2.28 million An | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 2.28 million An | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.78 million An | -22.2% |
| 1977 | 1.31 million An | -26.1% |
| 1978 | 1.32 million An | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 1.34 million An | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 1.35 million An | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 1.52 million An | +12.3% |
| 1982 | 1.28 million An | -15.7% |
| 1983 | 1.30 million An | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 1.44 million An | +11.2% |
| 1985 | 1.54 million An | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 1.42 million An | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 1.55 million An | +9.3% |
| 1988 | 1.50 million An | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 1.63 million An | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 1.73 million An | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 1.81 million An | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 1.90 million An | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 1.98 million An | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 2.06 million An | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 1.99 million An | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 2.02 million An | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 2.11 million An | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 2.36 million An | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 2.47 million An | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 1.31 million An | -47.2% |
| 2001 | 2.25 million An | +72.2% |
| 2002 | 1.26 million An | -43.8% |
| 2003 | 1.16 million An | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 1.18 million An | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.20 million An | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.13 million An | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 1.02 million An | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 892,742 An | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 977,640 An | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 927,323 An | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 855,294 An | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 820,411 An | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 843,502 An | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 640,159 An | -24.1% |
| 2015 | 533,798 An | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 514,865 An | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 429,703 An | -16.5% |
| 2018 | 377,642 An | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 493,035 An | +30.6% |
| 2020 | 510,627 An | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 586,677 An | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 575,749 An | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 590,590 An | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 475,913 An | -19.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 475,913 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 727,334 An, 65% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 475,913 An is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61,253 An, 7.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +72.2% | 1.31 million An | 2.25 million An |
| 2000 | -47.2% | 2.47 million An | 1.31 million An |
| 2002 | -43.8% | 2.25 million An | 1.26 million An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.91 million An | 1.81 million An | 2.04 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.89 million An | 1.31 million An | 2.28 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.45 million An | 1.28 million An | 1.63 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.04 million An | 1.73 million An | 2.47 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 million An | 892,742 An | 2.25 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 643,573 An | 377,642 An | 927,323 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 547,911 An | 475,913 An | 590,590 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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 goats — stocks in Ecuador?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Ecuador was 475,913 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.47 million An in 1999.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 377,642 An in 2018.
- How does Ecuador rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Ecuador ranks 120th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. 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 Sheep and Goats — Stocks. 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.