Ecuador vs Spain: Banana yields
Ecuador
41.89 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Spain
48.1 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ecuador rank
17th
Spain rank
14th
Banana yields over time
- Ecuador
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 48.1 tonnes per hectare against 41.89 tonnes per hectare in Ecuador, a difference of 6.21 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Ecuador ranks 17th and Spain ranks 14th of 130 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.44 tonnes per hectare | 36.21 tonnes per hectare | 18.78 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 1970s | 20.79 tonnes per hectare | 31.34 tonnes per hectare | 10.54 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 1980s | 26.06 tonnes per hectare | 37.82 tonnes per hectare | 11.76 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 1990s | 23.82 tonnes per hectare | 42.41 tonnes per hectare | 18.59 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 2000s | 28.1 tonnes per hectare | 40.88 tonnes per hectare | 12.78 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 2010s | 36.85 tonnes per hectare | 42.23 tonnes per hectare | 5.38 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 2020s | 38.67 tonnes per hectare | 46.31 tonnes per hectare | 7.64 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana yields, Ecuador or Spain?
- Spain, at 48.1 tonnes per hectare against 41.89 tonnes per hectare in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana yields between Ecuador and Spain?
- 6.21 tonnes per hectare, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Spain?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Spain rank globally for banana yields?
- Ecuador ranks 17th and Spain ranks 14th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Banana yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.