> Ecuador had 896,457 pigs in 2024, the 71st largest in the world (0.09% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 53%.

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# Pigs in Ecuador

Ecuador had 896,457 pigs in 2024, the 71st largest in the world (0.09% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 53%. The record was 3.8 million head in 1984.

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Animals, 2024896,457 head
World rank71 of 171
10-year change−53%
Record3.8 million head1984

## Pigs in Ecuador, 1961–2024 (head)

## Ecuador compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.09%0.19% in 2014
10-year change−53%world −2.8%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Head | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 69 | [Ghana](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/ghana/) | 951,401 | 0.10% |
| 70 | [Kenya](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/kenya/) | 949,807 | 0.10% |
| 71 | **Ecuador** | 896,457 | 0.09% |
| 72 | [Croatia](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/croatia/) | 873,000 | 0.09% |
| 73 | [Greece](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/greece/) | 786,200 | 0.08% |

[Full ranking of 171 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/)

### Map of pigs 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 | 896,457 | −8.9% |
| 2023 | 983,999 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 943,249 | −11% |
| 2021 | 1,053,923 | −0.6% |
| 2020 | 1,059,842 | −8.8% |
| 2019 | 1,162,685 | −9.4% |
| 2018 | 1,283,338 | +15% |
| 2017 | 1,115,473 | −2.3% |
| 2016 | 1,141,244 | −30% |
| 2015 | 1,637,662 | −14% |
| 2014 | 1,910,319 | +57% |
| 2013 | 1,218,538 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 1,161,932 | −37% |
| 2011 | 1,831,066 | +23% |
| 2010 | 1,489,761 | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 1,406,267 | +28% |
| 2008 | 1,097,251 | −17% |
| 2007 | 1,323,080 | −31% |
| 2006 | 1,912,046 | +49% |
| 2005 | 1,281,011 | −0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,281,775 | −9.1% |
| 2003 | 1,409,518 | −1.3% |
| 2002 | 1,427,515 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1,402,000 | −8.2% |
| 2000 | 1,527,114 | −28% |
| 1999 | 2,118,000 | −22% |
| 1998 | 2,708,364 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,708,000 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 2,621,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,620,000 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 2,546,000 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 2,460,000 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 2,425,000 | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 2,327,000 | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 2,219,768 | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 2,092,100 | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 1,922,400 | +19% |
| 1987 | 1,620,100 | −12% |
| 1986 | 1,842,500 | −25% |
| 1985 | 2,464,300 | −35% |
| 1984 | 3,792,247 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 3,735,200 | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 3,520,400 | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 3,318,000 | −6.5% |
| 1980 | 3,549,000 | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 3,385,000 | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 3,150,000 | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 2,935,000 | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 2,733,630 | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 2,542,910 | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 2,365,500 | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 2,200,000 | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 2,047,000 | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 1,980,000 | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 1,920,000 | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 1,855,000 | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 1,810,000 | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 1,730,000 | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 1,650,000 | +5.1% |
| 1965 | 1,570,000 | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 1,500,000 | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 1,483,000 | +5.2% |
| 1962 | 1,410,000 | +5.2% |
| 1961 | 1,340,000 | — |

## Questions and answers

### How many pigs are there in Ecuador?

Ecuador had 896,457 pigs in 2024, 0.09% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

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

Ecuador ranked 71st of 171 countries in 2024. The largest herd was in China with 44.4% of the world total.

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

It fell by 53% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −2.8% for the world. The record was 3.8 million head in 1984.

### 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

[China](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/china/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/united-states/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/brazil/)[Spain](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/spain/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/russia/)[Vietnam](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/vietnam/)[Germany](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/germany/)[Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/mexico/)[Canada](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/canada/)[Malawi](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/malawi/)[France](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/france/)[Denmark](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/denmark/)
[All countries producing pigs](https://husfarm.com/production/pigs/)

## 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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