Agricultural production in Ecuador
According to FAOSTAT, Ecuador produced 2.8 million t of cereals, 478,389 t of vegetables, 9.9 million t of fruit (17th in the world), 1.0 million t of meat and 2.0 million t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were bananas (7.6 million t), sugar cane (6.4 million t) and oil palm fruit (2.7 million t).
- Products recorded
- 128
- World #1
- 0
- products
- World top 10
- 7
- products
- Year
- 2024
Ecuador ranks second or third in the world for abaca, manila hemp and quinoa.
Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in pineapples (+164%), followed by cocoa beans (+158%).
Livestock numbers: 3.4 million cattle, 896,457 pigs, 448,382 sheep and 27,531 goats.
Totals by group
| Group | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All fruit | 9,922,403 | 17 | 1.04% | +17% |
| All sugar crops | 6,383,381 | 33 | 0.29% | −23% |
| All cereals | 2,789,553 | 83 | 0.09% | −0.9% |
| All milk | 1,968,639 | 59 | 0.2% | −5.0% |
| All meat | 1,035,577 | 50 | 0.28% | +25% |
| All vegetables | 478,389 | 103 | 0.04% | +7.5% |
| All roots and tubers | 336,937 | 110 | 0.04% | −40% |
| All citrus fruit | 218,745 | 51 | 0.13% | +20% |
| All eggs | 170,000 | 44 | 0.17% | 0.0% |
| All pulses | 24,744 | 108 | 0.03% | +15% |
All products by volume, 2024
| Product | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bananas | 7,585,653 | 4 | 5.44% | +12% |
| Sugar cane | 6,378,739 | 26 | 0.33% | −23% |
| Oil palm fruit | 2,651,973 | 11 | 0.63% | −24% |
| Cow milk | 1,964,000 | 53 | 0.25% | −4.9% |
| Rice (paddy) | 1,560,200 | 34 | 0.19% | +41% |
| Maize | 1,195,203 | 56 | 0.1% | −28% |
| Plantains | 1,083,684 | 10 | 2.43% | +42% |
| Beer | 685,900 | 38 | 0.37% | +14% |
| Chicken meat | 554,360 | 39 | 0.43% | +14% |
| Palm oil | 494,674 | 11 | 0.62% | −0.1% |
| Raw sugar | 420,000 | 44 | 0.22% | −31% |
| Cocoa beans | 403,699 | 4 | 7.71% | +158% |
| Pineapples | 390,379 | 21 | 1.33% | +164% |
| Beef (cattle meat) | 242,011 | 46 | 0.35% | +44% |
| Other fruits, n.e.c. | 240,331 | 24 | 0.61% | +6.8% |
| Potatoes | 221,187 | 92 | 0.06% | −48% |
| Pork (pig meat) | 220,152 | 40 | 0.18% | +41% |
| Hen eggs | 170,000 | 44 | 0.18% | 0.0% |
| Mangoes and guavas | 144,212 | 33 | 0.23% | −15% |
| Cauliflower and broccoli | 124,779 | 21 | 0.46% | +10% |
| Oranges | 121,618 | 42 | 0.18% | +6.5% |
| Molasses | 108,756 | 48 | 0.15% | −41% |
| Cheese from whole cow milk | 104,477 | 29 | 0.45% | −12% |
| Spring onions and shallots | 98,847 | 12 | 1.77% | +4.6% |
| Skim milk of cows | 87,969 | 78 | 0.06% | −17% |
| Cassava | 84,768 | 55 | 0.02% | −24% |
| Palm kernels | 82,000 | 15 | 0.43% | −24% |
| Watermelons | 75,294 | 67 | 0.07% | +5.8% |
| Tomatoes | 66,280 | 91 | 0.04% | −7.7% |
| Papayas | 48,970 | 24 | 0.33% | +8.8% |
| Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen | 48,402 | 32 | 0.5% | +44% |
| Other tropical fruits, n.e.c. | 47,426 | 28 | 0.2% | −22% |
| Lemons and limes | 46,964 | 37 | 0.2% | +163% |
| Carrots and turnips | 43,045 | 69 | 0.1% | +6.6% |
| Raw hides and skins of cattle | 42,110 | 32 | 0.48% | +44% |
| Abaca, manila hemp | 37,925 | 2 | 34.93% | +4.7% |
| Avocados | 34,701 | 31 | 0.31% | +41% |
| Pig fat, rendered | 34,245 | 23 | 0.55% | −3.4% |
| Oil of palm kernel | 30,200 | 14 | 0.36% | −22% |
| Other starchy roots and tubers | 26,775 | 30 | 0.27% | +9.7% |
| Tangerines and mandarins | 26,717 | 43 | 0.05% | +1.2% |
| Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. | 26,656 | 111 | 0.01% | +24% |
| Fat of pigs | 26,418 | 20 | 0.23% | +41% |
| Soybeans | 24,711 | 60 | 0.01% | −24% |
| Onions, dry | 23,735 | 105 | 0.02% | — |
| Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen | 23,483 | 20 | 0.29% | +41% |
| Margarine and shortening | 20,863 | 49 | 0.16% | +39% |
| Natural rubber | 19,605 | 23 | 0.13% | +4.9% |
| Other beans, green | 18,880 | 35 | 0.07% | +5.7% |
| Other citrus fruit, n.e.c. | 18,585 | 24 | 0.14% | −1.7% |
| Beans, dry | 17,860 | 62 | 0.06% | +42% |
| Lettuce and chicory | 16,829 | 46 | 0.06% | +3.6% |
| Melons | 16,580 | 58 | 0.06% | −6.2% |
| Broad beans and horse beans, green | 15,954 | 25 | 1.09% | −39% |
| Coconuts, in shell | 14,650 | 51 | 0.02% | −8.4% |
| Cattle fat, unrendered | 14,521 | 26 | 0.43% | +44% |
| Sorghum | 14,288 | 68 | 0.02% | +7.3% |
| Cabbages | 12,145 | 104 | 0.02% | −4.4% |
| Peas, green | 10,759 | 36 | 0.05% | −1.7% |
| Barley | 10,462 | 84 | 0.01% | −28% |
| Tea leaves | 10,235 | 28 | 0.03% | +2.3% |
| Tobacco, unmanufactured | 9,553 | 40 | 0.16% | +31% |
| Other meat of mammals, fresh or chilled | 9,345 | 15 | 0.6% | +6.0% |
| Plums | 8,767 | 52 | 0.07% | +0.7% |
| Chillies and peppers, green | 8,174 | 91 | 0.02% | −3.8% |
| Whole milk powder | 7,602 | 37 | 0.15% | −12% |
| Wheat | 7,323 | 100 | 0% | +7.5% |
| Pears | 7,211 | 58 | 0.03% | −0.4% |
| Apples | 7,197 | 79 | 0.01% | −2.8% |
| Other berries and fruits of the genus vaccinium n.e.c. | 6,307 | 19 | 0.58% | −4.4% |
| Sheep meat | 5,779 | 84 | 0.05% | +0.7% |
| Coffee, green | 5,465 | 42 | 0.05% | +29% |
| Grapefruit and pomelos | 4,862 | 45 | 0.05% | +4.4% |
| Cucumbers | 4,802 | 96 | 0.01% | +6.2% |
| Sugar beet | 4,642 | 51 | 0% | +5.6% |
| Pepper (black, white) | 4,589 | 15 | 0.49% | +83% |
| Peaches and nectarines | 4,556 | 62 | 0.02% | −2.3% |
| Agave fibres, raw, n.e.c. | 4,523 | 3 | 11.28% | +6.4% |
| Pumpkins and squash | 4,258 | 95 | 0.01% | +4.5% |
| Sweet potatoes | 4,207 | 80 | 0% | +11% |
| Groundnuts (peanuts) | 3,930 | 77 | 0.01% | −61% |
| Seed cotton | 3,926 | 58 | 0.01% | −7.6% |
| Sheep milk | 3,796 | 65 | 0.04% | −37% |
| Castor oil seeds | 3,275 | 14 | 0.18% | +9.2% |
| Cream, fresh | 3,258 | 51 | 0.09% | −12% |
| Lentils, dry | 2,789 | 22 | 0.04% | +3.6% |
| Butter of cow milk | 2,476 | 78 | 0.04% | −12% |
| Tea, packed | 2,350 | 48 | 0.03% | +8.8% |
| Cotton seed | 2,221 | 61 | 0.01% | −4.6% |
| Turkey meat | 2,196 | 34 | 0.04% | −35% |
| Soya bean oil | 2,000 | 88 | 0% | −80% |
| Asparagus | 1,958 | 25 | 0.02% | +46% |
| Broad beans and horse beans, dry | 1,920 | 48 | 0.03% | −52% |
| Coconut oil | 1,553 | 35 | 0.05% | −16% |
| Strawberries | 1,443 | 71 | 0.01% | −10% |
| Cotton lint | 1,381 | 61 | 0.01% | −3.4% |
| Lupins | 1,365 | 17 | 0.09% | −1.2% |
| Green garlic | 1,288 | 79 | 0% | +4.1% |
| Quinoa | 1,129 | 3 | 0.68% | −70% |
| Rabbit meat | 1,087 | 18 | 0.13% | +3.5% |
| Wool, greasy | 1,024 | 58 | 0.06% | −24% |
| Honey | 895 | 84 | 0.05% | +4.1% |
| Oats | 868 | 64 | 0% | −2.3% |
| Goat milk | 843 | 103 | 0% | +21% |
| Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. | 840 | 36 | 0.03% | +6.9% |
| Peas, dry | 810 | 81 | 0.01% | −9.0% |
| Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen | 771 | 76 | 0.04% | +0.8% |
| Cheese from milk of sheep, fresh or processed | 595 | 30 | 0.11% | −41% |
| Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs | 578 | 82 | 0.03% | +0.7% |
| Grapes | 553 | 84 | 0% | +8.6% |
| Buttermilk, dry | 376 | 73 | 0.06% | — |
| Apricots | 359 | 62 | 0.01% | +1.4% |
| Goat meat | 295 | 121 | 0% | +19% |
| Duck meat | 274 | 50 | 0% | −56% |
| Cottonseed oil | 273 | 63 | 0.01% | −7.1% |
| Sunflower seed | 231 | 70 | 0% | +3.1% |
| Sheep fat, unrendered | 173 | 79 | 0.03% | +0.6% |
| Pyrethrum, dried flowers | 146 | 6 | 2% | +0.7% |
| Beeswax | 94 | 31 | 0.15% | −4.1% |
| Rye | 80 | 59 | 0% | −1.2% |
| Goose meat | 78 | 23 | 0% | +18% |
| Linseed | 58 | 49 | 0% | +3.6% |
| Figs | 36 | 49 | 0% | 0.0% |
| Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen | 30 | 114 | 0% | +20% |
| Raw hides and skins of goats or kids | 25 | 115 | 0% | +19% |
| Sesame seed | 18 | 68 | 0% | 0.0% |
| Anise, coriander, cumin and fennel | 11 | 31 | 0% | +10% |
| Goat fat, unrendered | 8 | 111 | 0% | +14% |
Live animals, 2024
| Product | Head | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chickens | 180,296,000 | 28 | 0.65% | +11% |
| Cattle | 3,436,276 | 63 | 0.22% | −25% |
| Pigs | 896,457 | 71 | 0.09% | −53% |
| Rabbits and hares | 467,000 | 18 | 0.22% | +1.5% |
| Sheep | 448,382 | 102 | 0.03% | −28% |
| Turkeys | 300,000 | 35 | 0.12% | −42% |
| Ducks | 272,000 | 44 | 0.02% | −58% |
| Horses | 153,173 | 40 | 0.27% | −46% |
| Mules and hinnies | 54,076 | 17 | 0.7% | −45% |
| Bees | 47,889 | 73 | 0.05% | +4.1% |
| Geese | 46,000 | 29 | 0.01% | 0.0% |
| Asses | 40,909 | 45 | 0.08% | −52% |
| Goats | 27,531 | 138 | 0% | +32% |
Ecuador among the world’s producers, 2024
Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Ecuador, which is outlined on the map.
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
Production per person, 2024
Ecuador had 18.1 million inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:
| Product | kg per person | World, kg per person | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bananas | 418 | 17.1 | 24.5× |
| Sugar cane | 352 | 238 | 1.5× |
| Oil palm fruit | 146 | 51.3 | 2.9× |
| Cow milk | 108 | 97.7 | 1.1× |
| Rice (paddy) | 86.0 | 100 | 0.9× |
| Maize | 65.9 | 149 | 0.4× |
| Plantains | 59.8 | 5.46 | 10.9× |
| Beer | 37.8 | 22.7 | 1.7× |
| Chicken meat | 30.6 | 15.7 | 1.9× |
| Palm oil | 27.3 | 9.75 | 2.8× |
| Raw sugar | 23.2 | 23.0 | 1.0× |
| Cocoa beans | 22.3 | 0.64 | 34.7× |
Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.
Trade in agricultural products, 2024
Ecuador reported exports of 86 and imports of 94 of the products covered here; it was the world’s largest exporter of yautia; bananas.
Largest exports by value
| Product | Tonnes | Value | USD/kg | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bananas | 5,706,035 | USD 3.35 bn | 0.59 | 1 of 107 |
| Cocoa beans | 398,427 | USD 3.11 bn | 7.80 | 2 of 93 |
| Plantains and cooking bananas | 261,913 | USD 171 m | 0.65 | 2 of 92 |
| Other fruits, n.e.c. | 44,568 | USD 152 m | 3.42 | 10 of 131 |
| Palm oil | 121,478 | USD 130 m | 1.07 | 16 of 118 |
| Unmanufactured tobacco | 4,174 | USD 86.0 m | 20.60 | 45 of 101 |
| Persimmons | 17,153 | USD 64.4 m | 3.75 | 5 of 73 |
| Mangoes, guavas and mangosteens | 69,367 | USD 62.1 m | 0.89 | 10 of 107 |
| Pineapples | 108,470 | USD 58.4 m | 0.54 | 6 of 105 |
| Yautia | 12,859 | USD 38.2 m | 2.97 | 1 of 22 |
Largest imports by value
| Product | Tonnes | Value | USD/kg | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat | 1,669,387 | USD 495 m | 0.30 | 33 of 176 |
| Soya bean oil | 99,056 | USD 104 m | 1.05 | 26 of 184 |
| Maize (corn) | 174,039 | USD 77.6 m | 0.45 | 73 of 190 |
| Apples | 52,654 | USD 57.9 m | 1.10 | 39 of 190 |
| Sunflower-seed oil, crude | 41,819 | USD 47.2 m | 1.13 | 58 of 186 |
| Beer of barley, malted | 26,415 | USD 38.8 m | 1.47 | 74 of 192 |
| Wine | 13,042 | USD 30.9 m | 2.37 | 60 of 192 |
| Grapes | 11,065 | USD 27.7 m | 2.50 | 53 of 188 |
| Lentils, dry | 19,812 | USD 26.8 m | 1.35 | 27 of 184 |
| Olive oil | 2,441 | USD 25.1 m | 10.27 | 49 of 189 |
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.
Questions and answers
What are the main crops produced in Ecuador?
By volume, the largest products of Ecuador in 2024 were bananas (7.6 million t), sugar cane (6.4 million t), oil palm fruit (2.7 million t), according to FAOSTAT.
Is Ecuador the world’s largest producer of anything?
Not in 2024. Its highest world rank was 2nd, for abaca, manila hemp.
How much bananas does Ecuador produce per person?
About 418 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 17.1 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).
What does Ecuador export most?
By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were bananas (USD 3.35 bn), cocoa beans (USD 3.11 bn), plantains and cooking bananas (USD 171 m), according to FAOSTAT.
What does Ecuador import most?
By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were wheat (USD 495 m), soya bean oil (USD 104 m), maize (corn) (USD 77.6 m).
Where does this data come from?
Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.