FAOSTAT · 1961–2024

All pulses production in Ecuador

In 2024 Ecuador produced 24,744 t of all pulses, the 108th largest in the world (0.03% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 15%. The record was 81,829 t in 1968. Area harvested: 33,339 ha, yield 0.7 t/ha.

Market prices in Ecuador

Production, 2024: 24,744 t
World rank: 108 of 170
10-year change: +15%
Record: 81,829 t; 1968

All pulses in Ecuador, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

Ecuador compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total: 0.03%; 0.03% in 2014
Yield, t/ha: 0.7; world 1.1 (−30%)
kg per person: 1.36; world 11.9
10-year change: +15%; world +26%

Position in the world ranking

#	Country	Tonnes	Share
106	Albania	27,221	0.03%
107	New Zealand	26,150	0.03%
108	Ecuador	24,744	0.03%
109	Namibia	22,999	0.02%
110	Turkmenistan	21,300	0.02%

Full ranking of 170 countries

Map of world production of pulses

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	Tonnes	Change	Area harvested, ha	Yield, t/ha
2024	24,744	+29%	33,339	0.74
2023	19,137	−12%	30,505	0.63
2022	21,757	−15%	35,163	0.62
2021	25,621	+42%	41,300	0.62
2020	17,998	−14%	28,469	0.63
2019	20,988	+20%	34,441	0.61
2018	17,555	−37%	29,016	0.61
2017	27,738	+62%	44,629	0.62
2016	17,112	−14%	30,545	0.56
2015	19,849	−7.6%	38,766	0.51
2014	21,470	+21%	42,510	0.51
2013	17,751	+6.4%	48,277	0.37
2012	16,691	−30%	57,440	0.29
2011	23,854	+7.6%	79,499	0.30
2010	22,176	+18%	65,580	0.34
2009	18,742	−18%	68,730	0.27
2008	22,901	+4.2%	68,706	0.33
2007	21,968	−19%	73,195	0.30
2006	27,033	−16%	78,881	0.34
2005	32,223	+21%	88,424	0.36
2004	26,611	+3.5%	79,264	0.34
2003	25,700	−1.7%	90,373	0.28
2002	26,145	−33%	89,473	0.29
2001	38,857	+10.0%	83,659	0.46
2000	35,337	−10%	87,745	0.40
1999	39,299	−19%	77,371	0.51
1998	48,230	−5.9%	79,278	0.61
1997	51,276	−8.2%	84,164	0.61
1996	55,849	+32%	87,588	0.64
1995	42,253	−9.6%	81,950	0.52
1994	46,718	+25%	97,880	0.48
1993	37,296	+2.3%	81,520	0.46
1992	36,473	+2.0%	83,090	0.44
1991	35,766	−2.4%	81,420	0.44
1990	36,655	−21%	74,570	0.49
1989	46,351	+32%	86,330	0.54
1988	35,076	+8.4%	73,198	0.48
1987	32,370	+3.3%	70,753	0.46
1986	31,331	−3.1%	67,430	0.46
1985	32,349	−11%	52,772	0.61
1984	36,469	+18%	60,558	0.60
1983	30,996	−26%	54,317	0.57
1982	41,925	−3.0%	71,838	0.58
1981	43,200	+11%	76,116	0.57
1980	38,904	+13%	71,036	0.55
1979	34,367	+26%	65,433	0.53
1978	27,261	−31%	55,509	0.49
1977	39,622	−30%	85,940	0.46
1976	56,552	+4.7%	102,480	0.55
1975	54,010	+3.8%	102,995	0.52
1974	52,035	−6.2%	101,232	0.51
1973	55,500	+16%	105,135	0.53
1972	47,872	−19%	96,878	0.49
1971	59,446	−19%	117,676	0.51
1970	73,406	+17%	141,995	0.52
1969	62,564	−24%	133,201	0.47
1968	81,829	+3.8%	166,528	0.49
1967	78,861	−0.8%	150,059	0.53
1966	79,479	+0.6%	153,627	0.52
1965	78,978	+17%	129,440	0.61
1964	67,435	+37%	135,457	0.50
1963	49,219	−12%	90,034	0.55
1962	55,978	−15%	96,050	0.58
1961	66,192	—	105,483	0.63

Questions and answers

What is the production of pulses in Ecuador?

Ecuador produced 24,744 t in 2024, 0.03% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

Where does Ecuador rank in the world for production of pulses?

Ecuador ranked 108th of 170 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 26.2% of the world total.

How has the production of pulses in Ecuador changed?

It rose by 15% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +26% for the world. The record was 81,829 t in 1968.

What is the yield of pulses in Ecuador?

0.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (24,744 t from 33,339 ha), against a world average of 1.1 t/ha.

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

India Canada Australia China Nigeria Russia Myanmar Ethiopia Brazil Niger United States Tanzania

All countries producing all pulses

Other products of Ecuador

Bananas Sugar cane Oil palm fruit Cow milk Rice (paddy)Maize Plantains Beer Chicken meat Palm oil Raw sugar Cocoa beans

Agricultural production in Ecuador

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.