Banana yields in Ecuador
Ecuador: Banana yields was 41.89 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
41.89 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
17th
of 130 countries
All-time high
41.89 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
12.61 tonnes per hectare
in 1967
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Banana yields in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for banana yields in Ecuador is 41.89 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, banana yields in Ecuador peaked at 41.89 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.61 tonnes per hectare, in 1967.
Ecuador ranks 17th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Banana yields in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22.78 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 22.4 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 20.27 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 1964 | 19.53 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 15.73 tonnes per hectare | -19.4% |
| 1966 | 13.51 tonnes per hectare | -14.1% |
| 1967 | 12.61 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 1968 | 14.17 tonnes per hectare | +12.4% |
| 1969 | 15.94 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 1970 | 15.04 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 15.15 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 15.12 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 15.42 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 17.63 tonnes per hectare | +14.4% |
| 1975 | 23.16 tonnes per hectare | +31.3% |
| 1976 | 23.96 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 24.38 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 28 tonnes per hectare | +14.9% |
| 1979 | 30.08 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 32.19 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 31.4 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 30.75 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 27.69 tonnes per hectare | -9.9% |
| 1984 | 27.66 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 30.21 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 20.71 tonnes per hectare | -31.4% |
| 1987 | 19.97 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 20.25 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 19.72 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 21.33 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 21.31 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 21.6 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 21.72 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 22.99 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 23.71 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 22.97 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 23.15 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 26.4 tonnes per hectare | +14.0% |
| 1999 | 33.02 tonnes per hectare | +25.1% |
| 2000 | 21.59 tonnes per hectare | -34.6% |
| 2001 | 26.54 tonnes per hectare | +22.9% |
| 2002 | 24.44 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 27.6 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 27.07 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 27.67 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 29.27 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 30.41 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 31.09 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 35.34 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 36.78 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 38.69 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 33.25 tonnes per hectare | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 31.78 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 37.09 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 38.79 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 36.21 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 39.75 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 40.26 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 35.91 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 37.5 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 39.67 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 35.03 tonnes per hectare | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 39.25 tonnes per hectare | +12.0% |
| 2024 | 41.89 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 41.89 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.13 tonnes per hectare, 2.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 41.89 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.96 tonnes per hectare, 2.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.44 tonnes per hectare | 12.61 tonnes per hectare | 22.78 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.79 tonnes per hectare | 15.04 tonnes per hectare | 30.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.06 tonnes per hectare | 19.72 tonnes per hectare | 32.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.82 tonnes per hectare | 21.31 tonnes per hectare | 33.02 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.1 tonnes per hectare | 21.59 tonnes per hectare | 35.34 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.85 tonnes per hectare | 31.78 tonnes per hectare | 40.26 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.67 tonnes per hectare | 35.03 tonnes per hectare | 41.89 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4287 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is banana yields in Ecuador?
- Banana yields in Ecuador was 41.89 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest banana yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 41.89 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest banana yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.61 tonnes per hectare in 1967.
- How does Ecuador rank for banana yields?
- Ecuador ranks 17th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is banana yields rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Banana yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.