Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price in Ecuador
Ecuador: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price was 2,318 LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price in Ecuador, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 2,318 LCU for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price in Ecuador peaked at 9.39 million LCU in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1,040 LCU, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 96th out of 102 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.17 million LCU | — |
| 1992 | 1.50 million LCU | +28.1% |
| 1993 | 2.18 million LCU | +45.5% |
| 1994 | 2.71 million LCU | +23.9% |
| 1995 | 2.80 million LCU | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 2.94 million LCU | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 3.47 million LCU | +18.0% |
| 1998 | 4.73 million LCU | +36.2% |
| 1999 | 9.39 million LCU | +98.4% |
| 2000 | 1,040 LCU | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 1,574 LCU | +51.3% |
| 2002 | 1,690 LCU | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 1,531 LCU | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 5,307 LCU | +246.6% |
| 2017 | 5,451 LCU | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 5,669 LCU | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 2,287 LCU | -59.7% |
| 2024 | 2,318 LCU | +1.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 2,318 LCU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 120,000 LCU, 2% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 2,318 LCU is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 37,555 LCU, 6% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +246.6% | 1,531 LCU | 5,307 LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.43 million LCU | 1.17 million LCU | 9.39 million LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,459 LCU | 1,040 LCU | 1,690 LCU | 4 |
| 2010s | 5,476 LCU | 5,307 LCU | 5,669 LCU | 3 |
| 2020s | 2,303 LCU | 2,287 LCU | 2,318 LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More economy & growth data for Ecuador
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.30 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 191.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 71.04 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 41.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price in Ecuador?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price in Ecuador was 2,318 LCU in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 9.39 million LCU in 1999.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,040 LCU in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price?
- Ecuador ranks 96th out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.3%. 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 of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This sub-domain contains data on agriculture producer prices and the producer price index. Agriculture producer prices are prices received by farmers for primary crops, live animals and livestock primary products as collected at the point of initial sale (prices paid at the farm gate). Annual data are provided from 1991 (while mothly data start in January 2010) for 180 countries and 212 products. The producer price index is the index of agricultural producer prices that measures the average annual change over time in the selling prices received by farmers (prices at the farm gate or at the first point of sale). The three categories of producer price index available in FAOSTAT comprise: single-item price index, commodity group index and the agriculture producer price index.