Barley yields in Ecuador
Ecuador: Barley yields was 1.58 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
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 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 78 Kazakhstan 1.68 tonnes per hectare compare
- 79 Montenegro 1.63 tonnes per hectare compare
- 80 Uzbekistan 1.6 tonnes per hectare compare
- 82 Eritrea 1.44 tonnes per hectare compare
- 83 Afghanistan 1.43 tonnes per hectare compare
- 84 Taiwan 1.42 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.7% (2025)
- Rural population 6.70 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 36.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 696,223 hectares (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 104 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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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.