Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
3.81 kg per hectare
in 2024
Ecuador
4.01 kg per hectare
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
70th
Ecuador rank
67th
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 4.01 kg per hectare against 3.81 kg per hectare in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2 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 180 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 | 1.37 kg per hectare | 0.9386 kg per hectare | 0.435 kg per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.84 kg per hectare | 1.25 kg per hectare | 0.5866 kg per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.36 kg per hectare | 1.7 kg per hectare | 0.6644 kg per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 3.53 kg per hectare | 1.94 kg per hectare | 1.59 kg per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.52 kg per hectare | 2.69 kg per hectare | 0.824 kg per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.79 kg per hectare | 3.23 kg per hectare | 0.5542 kg per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 4 kg per hectare | 3.93 kg per hectare | 0.0709 kg per hectare | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 4.01 kg per hectare against 3.81 kg per hectare in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.2 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 vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 70th and Ecuador ranks 67th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.