Spices — Food supply in Ecuador
Ecuador: Spices — Food supply was 16,508 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spices — Food supply in Ecuador, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, spices — food supply in Ecuador stood at 16,508 million Kcal.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spices — food supply in Ecuador peaked at 18,077 million Kcal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11,372 million Kcal, in 2017.
That places Ecuador 94th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Spices — Food supply in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 12,503 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 15,822 million Kcal | +26.5% |
| 2012 | 13,455 million Kcal | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 14,841 million Kcal | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 14,853 million Kcal | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 12,658 million Kcal | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 13,705 million Kcal | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 11,372 million Kcal | -17.0% |
| 2018 | 12,782 million Kcal | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 11,735 million Kcal | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 16,188 million Kcal | +37.9% |
| 2021 | 17,263 million Kcal | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 18,077 million Kcal | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 16,508 million Kcal | -8.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 16,508 million Kcal is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,401 million Kcal, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 16,508 million Kcal is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,812 million Kcal, 2.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13,373 million Kcal | 11,372 million Kcal | 15,822 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,009 million Kcal | 16,188 million Kcal | 18,077 million Kcal | 4 |
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 spices — food supply in Ecuador?
- Spices — food supply in Ecuador was 16,508 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest spices — food supply recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 18,077 million Kcal in 2022.
- What is the lowest spices — food supply recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,372 million Kcal in 2017.
- How does Ecuador rank for spices — food supply?
- Ecuador ranks 94th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spices — food supply rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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, published as part of Spices — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.