> Ecuador had 40,909 asses in 2024, the 45th largest in the world (0.08% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 52%. The record was 287,000 head in 1994.

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# Asses in Ecuador

Ecuador had 40,909 asses in 2024, the 45th largest in the world (0.08% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 52%. The record was 287,000 head in 1994.

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Animals, 202440,909 head
World rank45 of 104
10-year change−52%
Record287,000 head1994

## Asses in Ecuador, 1961–2024 (head)

## Ecuador compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.08%0.18% in 2014
10-year change−52%world +13%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Head | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 43 | [India](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/india/) | 51,608 | 0.10% |
| 44 | [Albania](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/albania/) | 44,924 | 0.08% |
| 45 | **Ecuador** | 40,909 | 0.08% |
| 46 | [Cameroon](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/cameroon/) | 40,105 | 0.07% |
| 47 | [Paraguay](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/paraguay/) | 35,480 | 0.07% |

[Full ranking of 104 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/)

### Map of asses numbers by country

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Ecuador is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Head | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 40,909 | +20% |
| 2023 | 33,971 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 33,167 | −33% |
| 2021 | 49,170 | +37% |
| 2020 | 35,926 | −41% |
| 2019 | 61,155 | +30% |
| 2018 | 47,035 | −5.4% |
| 2017 | 49,727 | −0.5% |
| 2016 | 49,960 | −15% |
| 2015 | 59,070 | −30% |
| 2014 | 84,785 | −21% |
| 2013 | 107,674 | −11% |
| 2012 | 120,570 | −7.7% |
| 2011 | 130,693 | −6.1% |
| 2010 | 139,249 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 134,154 | −7.6% |
| 2008 | 145,139 | −10% |
| 2007 | 162,058 | −4.3% |
| 2006 | 169,274 | −1.0% |
| 2005 | 170,913 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 168,078 | −6.6% |
| 2003 | 179,946 | +12% |
| 2002 | 160,840 | −40% |
| 2001 | 270,000 | +53% |
| 2000 | 176,390 | −34% |
| 1999 | 269,000 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 268,000 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 267,000 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 266,000 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 258,000 | −10% |
| 1994 | 287,000 | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 263,000 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 262,000 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 259,000 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 253,016 | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 241,800 | +9.3% |
| 1988 | 221,300 | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 214,800 | +33% |
| 1986 | 161,900 | −14% |
| 1985 | 188,810 | −13% |
| 1984 | 218,272 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 215,341 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 212,410 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 209,519 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 206,667 | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 203,810 | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 196,300 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 194,800 | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 189,000 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 188,000 | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 186,000 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 184,869 | −0.1% |
| 1972 | 185,000 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 183,000 | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 180,000 | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 175,000 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 173,000 | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 172,000 | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 170,000 | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 166,688 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 166,548 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 166,408 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 166,000 | +11% |
| 1961 | 150,000 | — |

## Questions and answers

### How many asses are there in Ecuador?

Ecuador had 40,909 asses in 2024, 0.08% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Ecuador rank in the world by number of asses?

Ecuador ranked 45th of 104 countries in 2024. The largest herd was in Ethiopia with 20.0% of the world total.

### How has the number of asses in Ecuador changed?

It fell by 52% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 287,000 head in 1994.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/ethiopia/)[Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/sudan/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/pakistan/)[Chad](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/chad/)[Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/mexico/)[Niger](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/niger/)[Burkina Faso](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/burkina-faso/)[Iran](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/iran/)[Afghanistan](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/afghanistan/)[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/nigeria/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/china/)[Mali](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/mali/)
[All countries producing asses](https://husfarm.com/production/asses/)

## Other products of Ecuador

[Bananas](https://husfarm.com/production/bananas/ecuador/)[Sugar cane](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/ecuador/)[Oil palm fruit](https://husfarm.com/production/oil-palm-fruit/ecuador/)[Cow milk](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-milk/ecuador/)[Rice (paddy)](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/ecuador/)[Maize](https://husfarm.com/production/maize/ecuador/)[Plantains](https://husfarm.com/production/plantains/ecuador/)[Beer](https://husfarm.com/production/beer/ecuador/)[Chicken meat](https://husfarm.com/production/chicken-meat/ecuador/)[Palm oil](https://husfarm.com/production/palm-oil/ecuador/)[Raw sugar](https://husfarm.com/production/raw-sugar/ecuador/)[Cocoa beans](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/ecuador/)
[Agricultural production in Ecuador](https://husfarm.com/production/country/ecuador/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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