Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Ecuador
Ecuador: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 4.01 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.01 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
67th
of 186 countries
All-time high
4.05 tonnes per hectare
in 2022
All-time low
0.7687 tonnes per hectare
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 186 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.
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.925 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 1963 | 0.9865 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1964 | 0.7687 tonnes per hectare | -22.1% |
| 1965 | 0.9588 tonnes per hectare | +24.7% |
| 1966 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8932 tonnes per hectare | -11.3% |
| 1968 | 0.8233 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 1969 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +30.5% |
| 1970 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.9619 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1972 | 0.9221 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1974 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 1981 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 1984 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | +18.2% |
| 1985 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | -28.5% |
| 1987 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 1988 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +12.4% |
| 1989 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | -17.6% |
| 2002 | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | +28.2% |
| 2003 | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 2.84 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 3.14 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 2.91 tonnes per hectare | +26.7% |
| 2013 | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | +24.1% |
| 2015 | 3.93 tonnes per hectare | +22.1% |
| 2016 | 3.36 tonnes per hectare | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 3.77 tonnes per hectare | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 3.55 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 3.97 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 3.53 tonnes per hectare | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 4.02 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 4.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 4.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 4.01 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 4.01 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.39 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 4.01 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.75 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
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 (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 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 186 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.