Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Cereal yield (kg per hectare) was 4,007 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 4,007 kg per hectare for cereal yield in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Ecuador peaked at 4,052 kg per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 768.7 kg per hectare, in 1964.
That places Ecuador 67th out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,011 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 925 kg per hectare | -8.5% |
| 1963 | 986.5 kg per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1964 | 768.7 kg per hectare | -22.1% |
| 1965 | 958.8 kg per hectare | +24.7% |
| 1966 | 1,007 kg per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 893.2 kg per hectare | -11.3% |
| 1968 | 823.3 kg per hectare | -7.8% |
| 1969 | 1,074 kg per hectare | +30.5% |
| 1970 | 1,093 kg per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 961.9 kg per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1972 | 922.1 kg per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 1,229 kg per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1974 | 1,283 kg per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 1,414 kg per hectare | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 1,353 kg per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 1,368 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 1,377 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 1,492 kg per hectare | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 1,640 kg per hectare | +9.9% |
| 1981 | 1,768 kg per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 1,880 kg per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 1,566 kg per hectare | -16.7% |
| 1984 | 1,851 kg per hectare | +18.2% |
| 1985 | 1,929 kg per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 1,380 kg per hectare | -28.5% |
| 1987 | 1,520 kg per hectare | +10.2% |
| 1988 | 1,708 kg per hectare | +12.4% |
| 1989 | 1,756 kg per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 1,724 kg per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 1,704 kg per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 1,769 kg per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 1,952 kg per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 2,075 kg per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 1,984 kg per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 2,029 kg per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 2,059 kg per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 1,955 kg per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 2,123 kg per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 2,306 kg per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 1,899 kg per hectare | -17.6% |
| 2002 | 2,435 kg per hectare | +28.2% |
| 2003 | 2,617 kg per hectare | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 2,922 kg per hectare | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 2,842 kg per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 2,830 kg per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 3,144 kg per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 2,980 kg per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 2,966 kg per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 2,723 kg per hectare | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 2,300 kg per hectare | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 2,915 kg per hectare | +26.7% |
| 2013 | 2,592 kg per hectare | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 3,216 kg per hectare | +24.1% |
| 2015 | 3,927 kg per hectare | +22.1% |
| 2016 | 3,362 kg per hectare | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 3,771 kg per hectare | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 3,553 kg per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 3,970 kg per hectare | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 3,532 kg per hectare | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 4,016 kg per hectare | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 4,052 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 4,025 kg per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 4,007 kg per hectare | -0.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 4,007 kg per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,429 kg per hectare, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 4,007 kg per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,857 kg per hectare, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 938.6 kg per hectare | 768.7 kg per hectare | 1,074 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,249 kg per hectare | 922.1 kg per hectare | 1,492 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,700 kg per hectare | 1,380 kg per hectare | 1,929 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,937 kg per hectare | 1,704 kg per hectare | 2,123 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,694 kg per hectare | 1,899 kg per hectare | 3,144 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,233 kg per hectare | 2,300 kg per hectare | 3,970 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,926 kg per hectare | 3,532 kg per hectare | 4,052 kg 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 cereal yield in Ecuador?
- Cereal yield in Ecuador was 4,007 kg per hectare in 2024, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 4,052 kg per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 768.7 kg per hectare in 1964.
- How does Ecuador rank for cereal yield?
- Ecuador ranks 67th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield 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 FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.