Freshwater Fish — Food supply in Ecuador
Ecuador: Freshwater Fish — Food supply was 9,469 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Freshwater Fish — Food supply in Ecuador, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 9,469 million Kcal for freshwater fish — food supply in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater fish — food supply in Ecuador peaked at 18,695 million Kcal in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6,264 million Kcal, in 2013.
That places Ecuador 108th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Freshwater Fish — Food supply in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 18,317 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 18,695 million Kcal | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 12,227 million Kcal | -34.6% |
| 2013 | 6,264 million Kcal | -48.8% |
| 2014 | 13,450 million Kcal | +114.7% |
| 2015 | 8,316 million Kcal | -38.2% |
| 2016 | 14,218 million Kcal | +71.0% |
| 2017 | 14,170 million Kcal | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 13,614 million Kcal | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 9,469 million Kcal | -30.4% |
| 2020 | 9,469 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9,469 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9,469 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9,469 million Kcal | +0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 9,469 million Kcal is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,469 million Kcal, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 9,469 million Kcal is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,757 million Kcal, 2.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Freshwater Fish — Food supply in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +114.7% | 6,264 million Kcal | 13,450 million Kcal |
| 2016 | +71.0% | 8,316 million Kcal | 14,218 million Kcal |
| 2013 | -48.8% | 12,227 million Kcal | 6,264 million Kcal |
| 2015 | -38.2% | 13,450 million Kcal | 8,316 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12,874 million Kcal | 6,264 million Kcal | 18,695 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,469 million Kcal | 9,469 million Kcal | 9,469 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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- 107 New Zealand 10,290 million Kcal compare
- 109 Qatar 9,466 million Kcal compare
- 110 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 8,978 million Kcal compare
- 111 Sierra Leone 7,813 million Kcal 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 freshwater fish — food supply in Ecuador?
- Freshwater fish — food supply in Ecuador was 9,469 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest freshwater fish — food supply recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 18,695 million Kcal in 2011.
- What is the lowest freshwater fish — food supply recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,264 million Kcal in 2013.
- How does Ecuador rank for freshwater fish — food supply?
- Ecuador ranks 108th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is freshwater fish — food supply rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Freshwater Fish — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.