Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Cereal yield
Cereal yield over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 4,007 kg per hectare against 3,807 kg per hectare in Costa Rica, a difference of 200 kg per hectare.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 70th and Ecuador ranks 67th of 181 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,374 kg per hectare | 938.6 kg per hectare | 434.96 kg per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1,836 kg per hectare | 1,249 kg per hectare | 586.63 kg per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2,364 kg per hectare | 1,700 kg per hectare | 664.36 kg per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 3,530 kg per hectare | 1,937 kg per hectare | 1,592 kg per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3,518 kg per hectare | 2,694 kg per hectare | 824.04 kg per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3,787 kg per hectare | 3,233 kg per hectare | 554.24 kg per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3,997 kg per hectare | 3,926 kg per hectare | 70.88 kg per hectare | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 4,007 kg per hectare against 3,807 kg per hectare in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 200 kg per hectare, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for cereal yield?
- Costa Rica ranks 70th and Ecuador ranks 67th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.