Cassava yields in Ecuador
Ecuador: Cassava yields was 7.28 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
7.28 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 15.7%
World rank
71st
of 101 countries
All-time high
11.9 tonnes per hectare
in 1967
All-time low
2.51 tonnes per hectare
in 2013
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cassava 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 cassava yields in Ecuador is 7.28 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.7% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava yields in Ecuador peaked at 11.9 tonnes per hectare in 1967 and was at its lowest, 2.51 tonnes per hectare, in 2013.
Ecuador ranks 71st of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cassava yields in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.74 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 9.23 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 7.85 tonnes per hectare | -14.9% |
| 1964 | 7.81 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 10.13 tonnes per hectare | +29.7% |
| 1966 | 10.02 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 11.9 tonnes per hectare | +18.8% |
| 1968 | 8.77 tonnes per hectare | -26.3% |
| 1969 | 11.28 tonnes per hectare | +28.6% |
| 1970 | 10.67 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 10.34 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 9.27 tonnes per hectare | -10.4% |
| 1973 | 9.91 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 8.67 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 1975 | 10.23 tonnes per hectare | +17.9% |
| 1976 | 10.5 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 7.21 tonnes per hectare | -31.4% |
| 1978 | 7.05 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 9.12 tonnes per hectare | +29.2% |
| 1980 | 9.11 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 9.11 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 9.23 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 9.69 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 9.97 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 10.3 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 5.93 tonnes per hectare | -42.5% |
| 1987 | 5.86 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 5.91 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 5.17 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 1990 | 5.46 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 4.72 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 1992 | 3.69 tonnes per hectare | -21.9% |
| 1993 | 3.63 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 4.09 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 1995 | 3.65 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 1996 | 3.78 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 3.76 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 4.92 tonnes per hectare | +31.0% |
| 1999 | 4 tonnes per hectare | -18.8% |
| 2000 | 3.49 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 3.8 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 4.02 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 3.99 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 3.96 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 4.42 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 3.43 tonnes per hectare | -22.4% |
| 2007 | 4.51 tonnes per hectare | +31.6% |
| 2008 | 5.12 tonnes per hectare | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | -39.1% |
| 2010 | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 4.54 tonnes per hectare | +60.2% |
| 2013 | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | -44.7% |
| 2014 | 5.93 tonnes per hectare | +136.1% |
| 2015 | 4.2 tonnes per hectare | -29.2% |
| 2016 | 5.03 tonnes per hectare | +19.7% |
| 2017 | 6 tonnes per hectare | +19.4% |
| 2018 | 6.03 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 5.14 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 2020 | 4.3 tonnes per hectare | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 5.51 tonnes per hectare | +28.2% |
| 2022 | 8.27 tonnes per hectare | +50.2% |
| 2023 | 6.3 tonnes per hectare | -23.8% |
| 2024 | 7.28 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 7.28 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.27 tonnes per hectare, 59% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 7.28 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.63 tonnes per hectare, 69% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava yields in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +136.1% | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | 5.93 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.53 tonnes per hectare | 7.81 tonnes per hectare | 11.9 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.3 tonnes per hectare | 7.05 tonnes per hectare | 10.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.03 tonnes per hectare | 5.17 tonnes per hectare | 10.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.17 tonnes per hectare | 3.63 tonnes per hectare | 5.46 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.99 tonnes per hectare | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | 5.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.54 tonnes per hectare | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | 6.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.33 tonnes per hectare | 4.3 tonnes per hectare | 8.27 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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 cassava yields in Ecuador?
- Cassava yields in Ecuador was 7.28 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 cassava yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9 tonnes per hectare in 1967.
- What is the lowest cassava yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.51 tonnes per hectare in 2013.
- How does Ecuador rank for cassava yields?
- Ecuador ranks 71st out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava yields rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Cassava 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.