Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Ecuador
Ecuador: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 4.01 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use 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
In 2024, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Ecuador stood at 4.01 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Ecuador peaked at 4.05 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7687 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
Ecuador ranks 67th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9386 tonnes per hectare | 0.7687 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.9221 tonnes per hectare | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 3.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.23 tonnes per hectare | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | 3.97 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.93 tonnes per hectare | 3.53 tonnes per hectare | 4.05 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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 cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Ecuador?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Ecuador was 4.01 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 cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 4.05 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7687 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does Ecuador rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Ecuador ranks 67th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. 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 Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.