Sheep — Stocks in Ecuador
Ecuador: Sheep — Stocks was 448,382 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Ecuador is 448,382 An, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 20.2% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Ecuador peaked at 2.20 million An in 1999 and was at its lowest, 355,897 An, in 2018.
That places Ecuador 102nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.70 million An | — |
| 1962 | 1.75 million An | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 1.64 million An | -6.0% |
| 1964 | 1.68 million An | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 1.72 million An | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 1.75 million An | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 1.78 million An | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 1.81 million An | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 1.85 million An | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 1.90 million An | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 1.94 million An | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 1.98 million An | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 2.02 million An | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 2.06 million An | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 2.05 million An | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 1.54 million An | -25.0% |
| 1977 | 1.07 million An | -30.5% |
| 1978 | 1.08 million An | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.09 million An | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 1.10 million An | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 1.26 million An | +14.7% |
| 1982 | 1.01 million An | -19.4% |
| 1983 | 1.02 million An | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.16 million An | +13.7% |
| 1985 | 1.25 million An | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 1.19 million An | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 1.29 million An | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 1.23 million An | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 1.33 million An | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 1.42 million An | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 1.50 million An | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 1.56 million An | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 1.63 million An | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 1.69 million An | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 1.69 million An | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.71 million An | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.80 million An | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 2.08 million An | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 2.20 million An | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 1.13 million An | -48.7% |
| 2001 | 1.98 million An | +75.3% |
| 2002 | 1.11 million An | -43.8% |
| 2003 | 1.01 million An | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 1.05 million An | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.05 million An | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 973,223 An | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 846,435 An | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 743,136 An | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 819,559 An | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 792,498 An | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 742,963 An | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 711,697 An | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 739,475 An | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 619,366 An | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 506,696 An | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 478,486 An | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 390,120 An | -18.5% |
| 2018 | 355,897 An | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 464,644 An | +30.6% |
| 2020 | 496,535 An | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 528,828 An | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 551,960 An | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 561,949 An | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 448,382 An | -20.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 448,382 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 517,128 An, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 448,382 An is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16,798 An, 26.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — 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 | +75.3% | 1.13 million An | 1.98 million An |
| 2000 | -48.7% | 2.20 million An | 1.13 million An |
| 2002 | -43.8% | 1.98 million An | 1.11 million An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.74 million An | 1.64 million An | 1.85 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.67 million An | 1.07 million An | 2.06 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 million An | 1.01 million An | 1.33 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.73 million An | 1.42 million An | 2.20 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 million An | 743,136 An | 1.98 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 580,184 An | 355,897 An | 792,498 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 517,531 An | 448,382 An | 561,949 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)
- 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 — stocks in Ecuador?
- Sheep — stocks in Ecuador was 448,382 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.20 million An in 1999.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 355,897 An in 2018.
- How does Ecuador rank for sheep — stocks?
- Ecuador ranks 102nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. 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 — 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.