Bean yields in Ecuador
Ecuador: Bean yields was 0.7799 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.7799 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 18.2%
World rank
101st
of 133 countries
All-time high
0.7799 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.2393 tonnes per hectare
in 2011
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Bean 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
Ecuador recorded 0.7799 tonnes per hectare for bean yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.2% on the previous year and up 65.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Ecuador peaked at 0.7799 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2393 tonnes per hectare, in 2011.
That places Ecuador 101st out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Bean yields in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5292 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.4773 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 1963 | 0.5078 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 0.441 tonnes per hectare | -13.2% |
| 1965 | 0.5757 tonnes per hectare | +30.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4469 tonnes per hectare | -22.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4764 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 0.4105 tonnes per hectare | -13.8% |
| 1969 | 0.4465 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1970 | 0.5063 tonnes per hectare | +13.4% |
| 1971 | 0.449 tonnes per hectare | -11.3% |
| 1972 | 0.419 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4818 tonnes per hectare | +15.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4231 tonnes per hectare | -12.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4173 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4711 tonnes per hectare | +12.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4407 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4796 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5226 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5456 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5549 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5599 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.5505 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.588 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6271 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5091 tonnes per hectare | -18.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5167 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5883 tonnes per hectare | +13.9% |
| 1989 | 0.5968 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5411 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5021 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5343 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5467 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.54 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5793 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5783 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5847 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5449 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5303 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5422 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5567 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2896 tonnes per hectare | -48.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2627 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3368 tonnes per hectare | +28.2% |
| 2005 | 0.374 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3283 tonnes per hectare | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2508 tonnes per hectare | -23.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3225 tonnes per hectare | +28.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2484 tonnes per hectare | -23.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3092 tonnes per hectare | +24.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2393 tonnes per hectare | -22.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2846 tonnes per hectare | +18.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3263 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4718 tonnes per hectare | +44.6% |
| 2015 | 0.493 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5687 tonnes per hectare | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6433 tonnes per hectare | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6274 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6142 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.661 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5998 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6325 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.66 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.7799 tonnes per hectare | +18.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.7799 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.23 tonnes per hectare, 63% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.7799 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.873 tonnes per hectare, 89% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.479 tonnes per hectare | 0.4105 tonnes per hectare | 0.5757 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4611 tonnes per hectare | 0.4173 tonnes per hectare | 0.5226 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5637 tonnes per hectare | 0.5091 tonnes per hectare | 0.6271 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5482 tonnes per hectare | 0.5021 tonnes per hectare | 0.5847 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3512 tonnes per hectare | 0.2484 tonnes per hectare | 0.5567 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4578 tonnes per hectare | 0.2393 tonnes per hectare | 0.6433 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6666 tonnes per hectare | 0.5998 tonnes per hectare | 0.7799 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 bean yields in Ecuador?
- Bean yields in Ecuador was 0.7799 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 bean yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7799 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2393 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- How does Ecuador rank for bean yields?
- Ecuador ranks 101st out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Bean 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.