Total fisheries production in Ecuador
Ecuador: Total fisheries production was 2.02 million metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total fisheries production in Ecuador, 1960–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fisheries production in Ecuador is 2.02 million metric tons, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 97.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fisheries production in Ecuador peaked at 2.02 million metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38,600 metric tons, in 1961.
Ecuador ranks 18th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total fisheries production in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44,300 metric tons | — |
| 1961 | 38,600 metric tons | -12.9% |
| 1962 | 42,500 metric tons | +10.1% |
| 1963 | 49,700 metric tons | +16.9% |
| 1964 | 46,300 metric tons | -6.8% |
| 1965 | 53,500 metric tons | +15.6% |
| 1966 | 48,200 metric tons | -9.9% |
| 1967 | 57,500 metric tons | +19.3% |
| 1968 | 68,900 metric tons | +19.8% |
| 1969 | 64,900 metric tons | -5.8% |
| 1970 | 91,020 metric tons | +40.2% |
| 1971 | 102,580 metric tons | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 107,040 metric tons | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 152,078 metric tons | +42.1% |
| 1974 | 176,500 metric tons | +16.1% |
| 1975 | 215,789 metric tons | +22.3% |
| 1976 | 282,793 metric tons | +31.1% |
| 1977 | 425,506 metric tons | +50.5% |
| 1978 | 614,512 metric tons | +44.4% |
| 1979 | 605,275 metric tons | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 639,542 metric tons | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 539,294 metric tons | -15.7% |
| 1982 | 607,927 metric tons | +12.7% |
| 1983 | 372,429 metric tons | -38.7% |
| 1984 | 883,405 metric tons | +137.2% |
| 1985 | 1.09 million metric tons | +23.1% |
| 1986 | 1.00 million metric tons | -7.7% |
| 1987 | 680,134 metric tons | -32.3% |
| 1988 | 876,024 metric tons | +28.8% |
| 1989 | 682,793 metric tons | -22.1% |
| 1990 | 366,643 metric tons | -46.3% |
| 1991 | 437,670 metric tons | +19.4% |
| 1992 | 343,511 metric tons | -21.5% |
| 1993 | 378,157 metric tons | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 419,571 metric tons | +11.0% |
| 1995 | 614,801 metric tons | +46.5% |
| 1996 | 811,854 metric tons | +32.1% |
| 1997 | 671,384 metric tons | -17.3% |
| 1998 | 468,138 metric tons | -30.3% |
| 1999 | 629,607 metric tons | +34.5% |
| 2000 | 657,800 metric tons | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 645,357 metric tons | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 396,805 metric tons | -38.5% |
| 2003 | 494,804 metric tons | +24.7% |
| 2004 | 465,447 metric tons | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 602,949 metric tons | +29.5% |
| 2006 | 638,648 metric tons | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 579,946 metric tons | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 678,793 metric tons | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 718,142 metric tons | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 672,595 metric tons | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 818,495 metric tons | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 824,536 metric tons | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 841,413 metric tons | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.02 million metric tons | +21.8% |
| 2015 | 1.06 million metric tons | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.16 million metric tons | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 1.11 million metric tons | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 1.18 million metric tons | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 1.30 million metric tons | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 1.41 million metric tons | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 1.77 million metric tons | +25.3% |
| 2022 | 1.81 million metric tons | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.93 million metric tons | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 2.02 million metric tons | +4.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 2.02 million metric tons is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39,945 metric tons, 50.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 2.02 million metric tons is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,187 metric tons, 87.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total fisheries production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +137.2% | 372,429 metric tons | 883,405 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51,440 metric tons | 38,600 metric tons | 68,900 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 277,309 metric tons | 91,020 metric tons | 614,512 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 737,350 metric tons | 372,429 metric tons | 1.09 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 514,134 metric tons | 343,511 metric tons | 811,854 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 587,869 metric tons | 396,805 metric tons | 718,142 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 999,323 metric tons | 672,595 metric tons | 1.30 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 million metric tons | 1.41 million metric tons | 2.02 million metric tons | 5 |
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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 total fisheries production in Ecuador?
- Total fisheries production in Ecuador was 2.02 million metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest total fisheries production recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.02 million metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest total fisheries production recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,600 metric tons in 1961.
- How does Ecuador rank for total fisheries production?
- Ecuador ranks 18th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fisheries production rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Total fisheries production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fisheries production measures the volume of aquatic species caught by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes. The harvest from mariculture, aquaculture and other kinds of fish farming is also included.