Milk production in Ecuador

Ecuador: Milk production was 1.97 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.97 million tonnes
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
60th
of 191 countries
All-time high
2.51 million tonnes
in 2019
All-time low
485,460 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Milk production in Ecuador, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

The most recent figure for milk production in Ecuador is 1.97 million tonnes, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, milk production in Ecuador peaked at 2.51 million tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 485,460 tonnes, in 1961.

That places Ecuador 60th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 579,262 tonnes 485,460 tonnes 699,830 tonnes 9
1970s 795,862 tonnes 711,690 tonnes 909,780 tonnes 10
1980s 889,423 tonnes 757,764 tonnes 1.03 million tonnes 10
1990s 1.38 million tonnes 1.05 million tonnes 1.76 million tonnes 10
2000s 1.83 million tonnes 1.63 million tonnes 2.01 million tonnes 10
2010s 2.14 million tonnes 1.88 million tonnes 2.51 million tonnes 10
2020s 2.12 million tonnes 1.97 million tonnes 2.32 million tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 57 Hungary 2.10 million tonnes compare
  2. 58 Portugal 2.05 million tonnes compare
  3. 59 Syria 2.05 million tonnes compare
  4. 61 Morocco 1.94 million tonnes compare
  5. 62 Greece 1.94 million tonnes compare
  6. 63 Kyrgyzstan 1.82 million tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is milk production in Ecuador?
Milk production in Ecuador was 1.97 million tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest milk production recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 2.51 million tonnes in 2019.
What is the lowest milk production recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 485,460 tonnes in 1961.
How does Ecuador rank for milk production?
Ecuador ranks 60th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is milk production rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Milk production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Milk production
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 11,106 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Milk represents the raw equivalents of all dairy products including cheese, yoghurt, cream and milk consumed as the final product.