Colombia vs Ecuador: Corn yields
Colombia
4.34 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ecuador
4.36 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Colombia rank
73rd
Ecuador rank
72nd
Corn yields over time
- Colombia
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 4.36 tonnes per hectare against 4.34 tonnes per hectare in Colombia, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 73rd and Ecuador ranks 72nd of 171 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and Ecuador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.649 tonnes per hectare | 0.4517 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 1970s | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 0.9013 tonnes per hectare | 0.4116 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 0.2362 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 1990s | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.4525 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 2000s | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 0.7272 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 2010s | 3.24 tonnes per hectare | 3.27 tonnes per hectare | 0.0317 tonnes per hectare | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 4.11 tonnes per hectare | 4.35 tonnes per hectare | 0.2398 tonnes per hectare | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn yields, Colombia or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 4.36 tonnes per hectare against 4.34 tonnes per hectare in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn yields between Colombia and Ecuador?
- 0.02 tonnes per hectare, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ecuador?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Ecuador rank globally for corn yields?
- Colombia ranks 73rd and Ecuador ranks 72nd of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Corn yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.