Sunflower seed production in Ecuador

Ecuador: Sunflower seed production was 230.88 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
230.88 tonnes
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
71st
of 85 countries
All-time high
1,330 tonnes
in 1992
All-time low
0 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sunflower seed production in Ecuador, 1961–2024

05001.0k1.5k196119922024

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

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 230.88 tonnes for sunflower seed production in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sunflower seed production in Ecuador peaked at 1,330 tonnes in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1961.

That places Ecuador 71st out of 85 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Sunflower seed production in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Sunflower seed production in Ecuador, 1961 to 2024.
Year tonnes Change
1961 0 tonnes
1962 0 tonnes
1963 0 tonnes
1964 0 tonnes
1965 0 tonnes
1966 0 tonnes
1967 0 tonnes
1968 0 tonnes
1969 0 tonnes
1970 0 tonnes
1971 0 tonnes
1972 0 tonnes
1973 0 tonnes
1974 0 tonnes
1975 0 tonnes
1976 0 tonnes
1977 0 tonnes
1978 0 tonnes
1979 0 tonnes
1980 0 tonnes
1981 0 tonnes
1982 0 tonnes
1983 0 tonnes
1984 0 tonnes
1985 0 tonnes
1986 0 tonnes
1987 0 tonnes
1988 0 tonnes
1989 0 tonnes
1990 273 tonnes
1991 609 tonnes +123.1%
1992 1,330 tonnes +118.4%
1993 460 tonnes -65.4%
1994 185 tonnes -59.8%
1995 58 tonnes -68.6%
1996 216 tonnes +272.4%
1997 220 tonnes +1.9%
1998 170 tonnes -22.7%
1999 180 tonnes +5.9%
2000 170 tonnes -5.6%
2001 250 tonnes +47.1%
2002 255 tonnes +2.0%
2003 260 tonnes +2.0%
2004 265 tonnes +1.9%
2005 270 tonnes +1.9%
2006 260 tonnes -3.7%
2007 270 tonnes +3.8%
2008 300 tonnes +11.1%
2009 255 tonnes -15.0%
2010 257.57 tonnes +1.0%
2011 262.78 tonnes +2.0%
2012 300 tonnes +14.2%
2013 300 tonnes +0.0%
2014 223.55 tonnes -25.5%
2015 212.72 tonnes -4.8%
2016 245.42 tonnes +15.4%
2017 227.23 tonnes -7.4%
2018 228.46 tonnes +0.5%
2019 233.7 tonnes +2.3%
2020 229.8 tonnes -1.7%
2021 230.65 tonnes +0.4%
2022 231.38 tonnes +0.3%
2023 230.61 tonnes -0.3%
2024 230.88 tonnes +0.1%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 230.88 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25,000 tonnes, 1% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 230.88 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,667 tonnes, 3% of the median. (10 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sunflower seed production 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.

YearChange FromTo
1996 +272.4% 58 tonnes 216 tonnes
1991 +123.1% 273 tonnes 609 tonnes
1992 +118.4% 609 tonnes 1,330 tonnes
1995 -68.6% 185 tonnes 58 tonnes
1993 -65.4% 1,330 tonnes 460 tonnes
1994 -59.8% 460 tonnes 185 tonnes

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 9
1970s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 10
1980s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 10
1990s 370.1 tonnes 58 tonnes 1,330 tonnes 10
2000s 255.5 tonnes 170 tonnes 300 tonnes 10
2010s 249.14 tonnes 212.72 tonnes 300 tonnes 10
2020s 230.66 tonnes 229.8 tonnes 231.38 tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 68 Afghanistan 1,131 tonnes compare
  2. 69 Luxembourg 670 tonnes compare
  3. 70 Iraq 391 tonnes compare
  4. 72 Algeria 88.52 tonnes compare
  5. 73 Namibia 69.26 tonnes compare
  6. 74 Bhutan 1.4 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 85 places →

More reference data data for Ecuador

All data for Ecuador →

Frequently asked questions

What is sunflower seed production in Ecuador?
Sunflower seed production in Ecuador was 230.88 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 sunflower seed production recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 1,330 tonnes in 1992.
What is the lowest sunflower seed production recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1961.
How does Ecuador rank for sunflower seed production?
Ecuador ranks 71st out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
Is sunflower seed production rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sunflower seed production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Sunflower seed production in Ecuador. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/sunflower-seed-production/ecuador/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/sunflower-seed-production/ecuador/">Sunflower seed production in Ecuador</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Sunflower seed 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
85 places, 4,053 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Sunflower seed production is measured in tonnes.