Ecuador vs South Africa: Groundnut yields
Ecuador
1.33 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Africa
1.26 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ecuador rank
59th
South Africa rank
62nd
Groundnut yields over time
- Ecuador
- South Africa
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.33 tonnes per hectare against 1.26 tonnes per hectare in South Africa, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 59th and South Africa ranks 62nd of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9073 tonnes per hectare | 0.9116 tonnes per hectare | 0.0044 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.8876 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.1997 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.9325 tonnes per hectare | 0.7687 tonnes per hectare | 0.1638 tonnes per hectare | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.7159 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.5847 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.9563 tonnes per hectare | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 0.5812 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.1388 tonnes per hectare | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 0.0755 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher groundnut yields, Ecuador or South Africa?
- Ecuador, at 1.33 tonnes per hectare against 1.26 tonnes per hectare in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in groundnut yields between Ecuador and South Africa?
- 0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and South Africa rank globally for groundnut yields?
- Ecuador ranks 59th and South Africa ranks 62nd of 120 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 Groundnut 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.