Ecuador vs Madagascar: Yields of key staple crops
Ecuador
2.4 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Madagascar
2.41 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ecuador rank
84th
Madagascar rank
83rd
Yields of key staple crops over time
- Ecuador
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 2.41 tonnes per hectare against 2.4 tonnes per hectare in Ecuador, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per hectare.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 84th and Madagascar ranks 83rd of 125 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9819 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 0.6164 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0.9474 tonnes per hectare | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 0.6449 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.6503 tonnes per hectare | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.733 tonnes per hectare | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | 0.5924 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yields of key staple crops, Ecuador or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 2.41 tonnes per hectare against 2.4 tonnes per hectare in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yields of key staple crops between Ecuador and Madagascar?
- 0.01 tonnes per hectare, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Madagascar?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Madagascar rank globally for yields of key staple crops?
- Ecuador ranks 84th and Madagascar ranks 83rd of 125 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 Yields of key staple crops. 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.