Swine / pigs — Stocks in Ecuador

Ecuador: Swine / pigs — Stocks was 246,000 LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
246,000 LSU
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
64th
of 172 countries
All-time high
948,062 LSU
in 1984
All-time low
235,812 LSU
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Swine / pigs — Stocks in Ecuador, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 246,000 LSU for swine / pigs — stocks in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, swine / pigs — stocks in Ecuador peaked at 948,062 LSU in 1984 and was at its lowest, 235,812 LSU, in 2022.

That places Ecuador 64th out of 172 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Swine / pigs — Stocks in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Swine / pigs — Stocks in Ecuador, 1961 to 2023.
Year LSU Change
1961 335,000 LSU —
1962 352,500 LSU +5.2%
1963 370,750 LSU +5.2%
1964 375,000 LSU +1.1%
1965 392,500 LSU +4.7%
1966 412,500 LSU +5.1%
1967 432,500 LSU +4.8%
1968 452,500 LSU +4.6%
1969 463,750 LSU +2.5%
1970 480,000 LSU +3.5%
1971 495,000 LSU +3.1%
1972 511,750 LSU +3.4%
1973 550,000 LSU +7.5%
1974 591,375 LSU +7.5%
1975 635,728 LSU +7.5%
1976 683,408 LSU +7.5%
1977 733,750 LSU +7.4%
1978 787,500 LSU +7.3%
1979 846,250 LSU +7.5%
1980 887,250 LSU +4.8%
1981 829,500 LSU -6.5%
1982 880,100 LSU +6.1%
1983 933,800 LSU +6.1%
1984 948,062 LSU +1.5%
1985 616,075 LSU -35.0%
1986 460,625 LSU -25.2%
1987 405,025 LSU -12.1%
1988 480,600 LSU +18.7%
1989 523,025 LSU +8.8%
1990 554,942 LSU +6.1%
1991 581,750 LSU +4.8%
1992 606,250 LSU +4.2%
1993 615,000 LSU +1.4%
1994 636,500 LSU +3.5%
1995 655,000 LSU +2.9%
1996 655,250 LSU +0.0%
1997 677,000 LSU +3.3%
1998 677,091 LSU +0.0%
1999 529,500 LSU -21.8%
2000 381,778 LSU -27.9%
2001 350,500 LSU -8.2%
2002 356,879 LSU +1.8%
2003 352,380 LSU -1.3%
2004 320,444 LSU -9.1%
2005 320,253 LSU -0.1%
2006 478,012 LSU +49.3%
2007 330,770 LSU -30.8%
2008 274,313 LSU -17.1%
2009 351,567 LSU +28.2%
2010 372,440 LSU +5.9%
2011 457,766 LSU +22.9%
2012 290,483 LSU -36.5%
2013 304,634 LSU +4.9%
2014 477,580 LSU +56.8%
2015 409,416 LSU -14.3%
2016 285,311 LSU -30.3%
2017 278,868 LSU -2.3%
2018 320,834 LSU +15.0%
2019 290,671 LSU -9.4%
2020 264,960 LSU -8.8%
2021 263,481 LSU -0.6%
2022 235,812 LSU -10.5%
2023 246,000 LSU +4.3%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 246,000 LSU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45,201 LSU, 5.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 246,000 LSU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83,346 LSU, 3.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Swine / pigs — Stocks 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.

YearChange FromTo
2014 +56.8% 304,634 LSU 477,580 LSU
2006 +49.3% 320,253 LSU 478,012 LSU
2012 -36.5% 457,766 LSU 290,483 LSU
1985 -35.0% 948,062 LSU 616,075 LSU

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 398,556 LSU 335,000 LSU 463,750 LSU 9
1970s 631,476 LSU 480,000 LSU 846,250 LSU 10
1980s 696,406 LSU 405,025 LSU 948,062 LSU 10
1990s 618,828 LSU 529,500 LSU 677,091 LSU 10
2000s 351,690 LSU 274,313 LSU 478,012 LSU 10
2010s 348,800 LSU 278,868 LSU 477,580 LSU 10
2020s 252,563 LSU 235,812 LSU 264,960 LSU 4

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 61 Nepal 271,501 LSU compare
  2. 62 South Africa 264,244 LSU compare
  3. 63 Finland 246,085 LSU compare
  4. 65 Zambia 238,948 LSU compare
  5. 66 Mozambique 235,080 LSU compare
  6. 67 Togo 234,719 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 223 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is swine / pigs — stocks in Ecuador?
Swine / pigs — stocks in Ecuador was 246,000 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 948,062 LSU in 1984.
What is the lowest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 235,812 LSU in 2022.
How does Ecuador rank for swine / pigs — stocks?
Ecuador ranks 64th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
Is swine / pigs — stocks rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. 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 Swine / pigs — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Swine / pigs — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
223 places, 12,804 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.