How have things changed? in Ecuador
Ecuador: How have things changed? was 2.02 million metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.02 million metric tons
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
18th
of 215 countries
All-time high
2.02 million metric tons
in 2024
All-time low
48,200 metric tons
in 1966
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed? in Ecuador, 1965–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 2.02 million metric tons for how have things changed? in 2024. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 97.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Ecuador peaked at 2.02 million metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48,200 metric tons, in 1966.
That places Ecuador 18th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed? in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 53,500 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 48,200 metric tons | -9.9% |
| 1967 | 57,500 metric tons | +19.3% |
| 1968 | 68,900 metric tons | +19.8% |
| 1969 | 64,900 metric tons | -5.8% |
| 1970 | 91,020 metric tons | +40.2% |
| 1971 | 102,580 metric tons | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 107,040 metric tons | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 152,078 metric tons | +42.1% |
| 1974 | 176,500 metric tons | +16.1% |
| 1975 | 215,789 metric tons | +22.3% |
| 1976 | 282,793 metric tons | +31.1% |
| 1977 | 425,506 metric tons | +50.5% |
| 1978 | 614,512 metric tons | +44.4% |
| 1979 | 605,275 metric tons | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 639,542 metric tons | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 539,294 metric tons | -15.7% |
| 1982 | 607,927 metric tons | +12.7% |
| 1983 | 372,429 metric tons | -38.7% |
| 1984 | 883,405 metric tons | +137.2% |
| 1985 | 1.09 million metric tons | +23.1% |
| 1986 | 1.00 million metric tons | -7.7% |
| 1987 | 680,134 metric tons | -32.3% |
| 1988 | 876,024 metric tons | +28.8% |
| 1989 | 682,793 metric tons | -22.1% |
| 1990 | 366,643 metric tons | -46.3% |
| 1991 | 437,670 metric tons | +19.4% |
| 1992 | 343,511 metric tons | -21.5% |
| 1993 | 378,157 metric tons | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 419,571 metric tons | +11.0% |
| 1995 | 614,801 metric tons | +46.5% |
| 1996 | 811,854 metric tons | +32.1% |
| 1997 | 671,384 metric tons | -17.3% |
| 1998 | 468,138 metric tons | -30.3% |
| 1999 | 629,607 metric tons | +34.5% |
| 2000 | 657,800 metric tons | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 645,357 metric tons | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 396,805 metric tons | -38.5% |
| 2003 | 494,804 metric tons | +24.7% |
| 2004 | 465,447 metric tons | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 602,949 metric tons | +29.5% |
| 2006 | 638,648 metric tons | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 579,946 metric tons | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 678,793 metric tons | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 718,142 metric tons | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 672,595 metric tons | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 818,495 metric tons | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 824,536 metric tons | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 841,413 metric tons | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.02 million metric tons | +21.8% |
| 2015 | 1.06 million metric tons | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.16 million metric tons | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 1.11 million metric tons | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 1.18 million metric tons | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 1.30 million metric tons | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 1.41 million metric tons | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 1.77 million metric tons | +25.3% |
| 2022 | 1.81 million metric tons | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.93 million metric tons | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 2.02 million metric tons | +4.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 2.02 million metric tons is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39,945 metric tons, 50.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 2.02 million metric tons is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,187 metric tons, 87.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +137.2% | 372,429 metric tons | 883,405 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58,600 metric tons | 48,200 metric tons | 68,900 metric tons | 5 |
| 1970s | 277,309 metric tons | 91,020 metric tons | 614,512 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 737,350 metric tons | 372,429 metric tons | 1.09 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 514,134 metric tons | 343,511 metric tons | 811,854 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 587,869 metric tons | 396,805 metric tons | 718,142 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 999,323 metric tons | 672,595 metric tons | 1.30 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 million metric tons | 1.41 million metric tons | 2.02 million metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More reference data data for Ecuador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed? in Ecuador?
- How have things changed? in Ecuador was 2.02 million metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.02 million metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,200 metric tons in 1966.
- How does Ecuador rank for how have things changed??
- Ecuador ranks 18th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.2%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.