FAOSTAT · 1961–2024

Pyrethrum, dried flowers production in Ecuador

In 2024 Ecuador produced 146 t of pyrethrum, dried flowers, the 6th largest in the world (2.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 0.7%. The record was 3,974 t in 1968. Area harvested: 285 ha, yield 0.5 t/ha.

The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

Market prices in Ecuador

Production, 2024: 146 t
World rank: 6 of 7
10-year change: +0.7%
Record: 3,974 t; 1968

Pyrethrum, dried flowers in Ecuador, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

Ecuador compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total: 2.0%; 1.4% in 2014
Yield, t/ha: 0.5; world 0.4 (+29%)
kg per person: 0.01; world 0.00
10-year change: +0.7%; world −29%

Position in the world ranking

#	Country	Tonnes	Share
4	Rwanda	1,132	15.5%
5	Morocco	180	2.5%
6	Ecuador	146	2.0%
7	Tunisia	146	2.0%

Full ranking of 7 countries

Map of world production of pyrethrum, dried flowers

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	146	+0.7%	285	0.51
2023	145	−1.4%	284	0.51
2022	147	+0.7%	282	0.52
2021	146	+2.8%	280	0.52
2020	142	+0.7%	272	0.52
2019	141	+0.7%	271	0.52
2018	140	0.0%	271	0.52
2017	140	0.0%	272	0.51
2016	140	−0.7%	273	0.51
2015	141	−2.8%	275	0.51
2014	145	+5.1%	283	0.51
2013	138	+6.2%	270	0.51
2012	130	+4.0%	258	0.50
2011	125	0.0%	250	0.50
2010	125	0.0%	250	0.50
2009	125	0.0%	250	0.50
2008	125	+4.2%	250	0.50
2007	120	0.0%	240	0.50
2006	120	+4.3%	240	0.50
2005	115	0.0%	230	0.50
2004	115	+4.5%	230	0.50
2003	110	0.0%	220	0.50
2002	110	+4.8%	220	0.50
2001	105	+5.0%	210	0.50
2000	100	0.0%	200	0.50
1999	100	0.0%	200	0.50
1998	100	+11%	200	0.50
1997	90	+13%	180	0.50
1996	80	+14%	180	0.44
1995	70	+7.7%	170	0.41
1994	65	+8.3%	160	0.41
1993	60	0.0%	150	0.40
1992	60	−7.7%	150	0.40
1991	65	+983%	150	0.43
1990	6	−25%	16	0.38
1989	8	−27%	23	0.35
1988	11	+267%	34	0.32
1987	3	−91%	5	0.60
1986	32	+10%	84	0.38
1985	29	−26%	84	0.35
1984	39	−45%	93	0.42
1983	71	+238%	401	0.18
1982	21	−93%	51	0.41
1981	300	+13%	380	0.79
1980	265	+1.9%	380	0.70
1979	260	+60%	380	0.68
1978	162	−15%	245	0.66
1977	190	+62%	304	0.63
1976	117	−36%	325	0.36
1975	183	−46%	554	0.33
1974	338	−45%	776	0.44
1973	612	−1.0%	1,135	0.54
1972	618	−36%	1,630	0.38
1971	962	−22%	2,604	0.37
1970	1,233	−22%	3,480	0.35
1969	1,586	−60%	4,244	0.37
1968	3,974	+9.6%	8,788	0.45
1967	3,626	+39%	8,963	0.40
1966	2,605	+30%	7,605	0.34
1965	2,000	+11%	7,000	0.29
1964	1,800	+64%	4,500	0.40
1963	1,100	+120%	3,000	0.37
1962	500	0.0%	1,800	0.28
1961	500	—	1,800	0.28

Questions and answers

What is the production of pyrethrum, dried flowers in Ecuador?

Ecuador produced 146 t in 2024, 2.0% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

Where does Ecuador rank in the world for production of pyrethrum, dried flowers?

Ecuador ranked 6th of 7 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Tanzania with 39.3% of the world total.

How has the production of pyrethrum, dried flowers in Ecuador changed?

It rose by 0.7% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −29% for the world. The record was 3,974 t in 1968.

What is the yield of pyrethrum, dried flowers in Ecuador?

0.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (146 t from 285 ha), against a world average of 0.4 t/ha.

Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Ecuador is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

Other large producers

Tanzania Kenya Papua New Guinea Rwanda Morocco Tunisia

All countries producing pyrethrum, dried flowers

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.