Cattle — Stocks in Ecuador
Ecuador: Cattle — Stocks was 2.61 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Stocks in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — stocks in Ecuador is 2.61 million LSU, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Ecuador peaked at 3.81 million LSU in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.08 million LSU, in 1961.
Ecuador ranks 59th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.08 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 1.20 million LSU | +11.0% |
| 1963 | 1.34 million LSU | +11.0% |
| 1964 | 1.33 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 1.40 million LSU | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 1.59 million LSU | +13.7% |
| 1967 | 1.62 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 1.65 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 1.68 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 1.70 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 1.64 million LSU | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 1.65 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 1.67 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 1.69 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 1.73 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 1.79 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 1.90 million LSU | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 1.94 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 1.99 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 2.10 million LSU | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 2.18 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 2.25 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 2.29 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 2.50 million LSU | +9.3% |
| 1985 | 2.61 million LSU | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 2.64 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 2.72 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 2.80 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 2.92 million LSU | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 3.05 million LSU | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 3.16 million LSU | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 3.28 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 3.36 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 3.46 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 3.50 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 3.63 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 3.81 million LSU | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 3.55 million LSU | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 3.57 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 3.14 million LSU | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 3.26 million LSU | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 3.51 million LSU | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 3.49 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 3.56 million LSU | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 3.48 million LSU | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 3.52 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 3.31 million LSU | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 3.42 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 3.64 million LSU | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 3.68 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 3.75 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 3.66 million LSU | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 3.59 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 3.21 million LSU | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 2.88 million LSU | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 2.89 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.93 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 2.84 million LSU | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 3.01 million LSU | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 3.04 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 2.85 million LSU | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 2.70 million LSU | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 2.61 million LSU | -3.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 2.61 million LSU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 522,261 LSU, 5.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 2.61 million LSU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 999,078 LSU, 2.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.43 million LSU | 1.08 million LSU | 1.68 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.77 million LSU | 1.64 million LSU | 1.99 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.50 million LSU | 2.10 million LSU | 2.92 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.44 million LSU | 3.05 million LSU | 3.81 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.43 million LSU | 3.14 million LSU | 3.64 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.25 million LSU | 2.84 million LSU | 3.75 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.80 million LSU | 2.61 million LSU | 3.04 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 56 Yugoslav SFR 2.71 million LSU compare
- 57 Republic of Korea 2.62 million LSU compare
- 58 Czechoslovakia 2.61 million LSU compare
- 60 Angola 2.59 million LSU compare
- 61 Belarus 2.52 million LSU compare
- 62 Central African Republic 2.42 million LSU compare
More environment data for Ecuador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.5742 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks in Ecuador?
- Cattle — stocks in Ecuador was 2.61 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 3.81 million LSU in 1997.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 million LSU in 1961.
- How does Ecuador rank for cattle — stocks?
- Ecuador ranks 59th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.