Barley yields in Ecuador
Ecuador: Barley yields was 1.58 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.58 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 9.5%
World rank
81st
of 105 countries
All-time high
1.58 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.4631 tonnes per hectare
in 2002
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Barley yields in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, barley yields in Ecuador stood at 1.58 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 70.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley yields in Ecuador peaked at 1.58 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4631 tonnes per hectare, in 2002.
Ecuador ranks 81st of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Barley yields in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7564 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.703 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1963 | 0.789 tonnes per hectare | +12.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4933 tonnes per hectare | -37.5% |
| 1965 | 0.5921 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1966 | 0.5369 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1967 | 0.5653 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.5629 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.6181 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 0.5965 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.5726 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6169 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.852 tonnes per hectare | +38.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9228 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8776 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.8781 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6796 tonnes per hectare | -22.6% |
| 1978 | 0.68 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6732 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9278 tonnes per hectare | +37.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9375 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9967 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.8127 tonnes per hectare | -18.5% |
| 1985 | 0.9076 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6823 tonnes per hectare | -24.8% |
| 1987 | 0.7081 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.8319 tonnes per hectare | +17.5% |
| 1989 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +23.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7955 tonnes per hectare | -22.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7451 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7251 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.6973 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5818 tonnes per hectare | -16.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6508 tonnes per hectare | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5875 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 0.579 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8319 tonnes per hectare | +43.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6961 tonnes per hectare | -16.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5611 tonnes per hectare | -19.4% |
| 2001 | 0.59 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4631 tonnes per hectare | -21.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6151 tonnes per hectare | +32.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6427 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5653 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 0.627 tonnes per hectare | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6378 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5475 tonnes per hectare | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6077 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7103 tonnes per hectare | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8576 tonnes per hectare | +20.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5476 tonnes per hectare | -36.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8036 tonnes per hectare | +46.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9236 tonnes per hectare | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8667 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +69.3% |
| 2017 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -17.8% |
| 2018 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +19.7% |
| 2019 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | +19.6% |
| 2022 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1.58 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.5 tonnes per hectare, 63% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1.58 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.77 tonnes per hectare, 57% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6241 tonnes per hectare | 0.4933 tonnes per hectare | 0.789 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7349 tonnes per hectare | 0.5726 tonnes per hectare | 0.9228 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8875 tonnes per hectare | 0.6823 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.689 tonnes per hectare | 0.579 tonnes per hectare | 0.8319 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5857 tonnes per hectare | 0.4631 tonnes per hectare | 0.6427 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.5476 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 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 barley yields in Ecuador?
- Barley yields in Ecuador was 1.58 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest barley yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest barley yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4631 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- How does Ecuador rank for barley yields?
- Ecuador ranks 81st out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley yields rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.7%. 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); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Barley yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.