Major Resources

Ecuador is the first banana producer in the world and a major flower exporter. Oil is the top revenue generator. Other resources include shrimp and cacao.

Natural Resources

Ecuadors Natural Resources:
-petroleum
-fish
-timber
-gold
-oil
-hydropower

EXPORTS: petroleum, bananas, cut flowers and shrimp

IMPORTS: vehicles, medicinal products, telecommunications equipment and electricity

Main Crops & Products

Ecuadorians use these products daily:
bananas, seafood, flowers, coffee, cacoa, sugar, rice, corn, manioc (tapioca), plantains , livestock such as: cattle, sheep, pigs, beef, pork, dairy products

Non-Renewable and Renewable Resources

Some non-renewable resources:
-petroleum
-oil
-hydropower
-gold
-copper
-zinc
-uranium
-lead
-other minerals

Some renewable resources:
-forests
-crops
-plants
-air

Land

Farming land: 5.71%
Permanent crops: 4.81%
Other: 89.48% (2005)

Arable Land - land cultivated in Ecuador for crops like wheat, maize, and rice that are replanted after each harvest; Permanent Crops - land cultivated in Ecuador for crops like citrus, coffee, and rubber that are not replanted after each harvest; includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber; Other - any land not arable or under permanent crops; includes permanent meadows and pastures, forests and woodlands, built-on areas, roads, barren land, etc.

Ecuador has 8,650 sq km of irrigated land.

Major Industries

-petroleum
-food processing
-textiles
-metal work
-paper products
-wood products
-chemicals
-plastic
-fishing
-lumber

Minerals

Miners mine these minerals often for many different sources
-gold
-silver
-copper
-zinc
-uranium
-lead
-sulfur
-kaolin
-limestone