Honey Odyssey

Honey by country

Ecuador

Honey, beehives and beeswax in Ecuador as reported to FAO, with the whole series since 1961 and the status of every figure.

894 t

natural honey, 2024

imputed value

47,889

beehives, 2024

imputed value

93 t

beeswax, 2024

imputed value

Natural honey, thousand tonnes

Honey production in Ecuador, 1961 to 2024From 320 in 1961 to 894 in 2024.0119611980200020202024

Beehives, million

Beehives in Ecuador, 1961 to 2024From 23,000 in 1961 to 47,889 in 2024.0000.10.119611980200020202024

What the figures say

  • In 2024, Ecuador produced 894 tonnes of natural honey (imputed value).

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • That places it 84 of 121 countries with a FAOSTAT figure for 2024, about 0.0% of world production.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • Compared with 2000 (785 t), production rose by 14%.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • The highest figure in the series is 1,000 t in 1982, the lowest 320 t in 1961.

    Confirmed fact[1]

  • FAO counts 47,889 beehives in 2024 (imputed value). That is 73 of 98 countries.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • Dividing the two figures gives about 18.7 kg of honey per hive. This is a ratio of two FAOSTAT numbers, not a measured yield: hives are counted at one moment, honey over a year.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • Beeswax production: 93 tonnes in 2024 (imputed value).

    Statistical estimate[1]

Bees from our catalogue recorded in Ecuador

GBIF occurrence records with coordinates. They show where a bee was found, not its full range.

See the world map of hives and honey

Sources

  1. FAO (2026). FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products (QCL). Items Bees (1181), Natural honey (1182), Beeswax (1183), area Ecuador. Bulk download, retrieved 29 October 2026. Link

Last checked: 30 October 2026.