> 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%.

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# 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.

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Production, 2024146 t
World rank6 of 7
10-year change+0.7%
Record3,974 t1968

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

## Ecuador compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total2.0%1.4% in 2014
Yield, t/ha0.5world 0.4 (+29%)
kg per person0.01world 0.00
10-year change+0.7%world −29%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4 | [Rwanda](https://husfarm.com/production/pyrethrum/rwanda/) | 1,132 | 15.5% |
| 5 | [Morocco](https://husfarm.com/production/pyrethrum/morocco/) | 180 | 2.5% |
| 6 | **Ecuador** | 146 | 2.0% |
| 7 | [Tunisia](https://husfarm.com/production/pyrethrum/tunisia/) | 146 | 2.0% |

[Full ranking of 7 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/pyrethrum/)

### Map of world production of pyrethrum, dried flowers

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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](https://husfarm.com/production/pyrethrum/tanzania/)[Kenya](https://husfarm.com/production/pyrethrum/kenya/)[Papua New Guinea](https://husfarm.com/production/pyrethrum/papua-new-guinea/)[Rwanda](https://husfarm.com/production/pyrethrum/rwanda/)[Morocco](https://husfarm.com/production/pyrethrum/morocco/)[Tunisia](https://husfarm.com/production/pyrethrum/tunisia/)
[All countries producing pyrethrum, dried flowers](https://husfarm.com/production/pyrethrum/)

## Other products of Ecuador

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[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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