Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 4.01 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.01 kg per hectare
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
67th
of 180 countries
All-time high
4.05 kg per hectare
in 2022
All-time low
0.7687 kg per hectare
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 4.01 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Ecuador peaked at 4.05 kg per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7687 kg per hectare, in 1964.
Ecuador ranks 67th of 180 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. GDP per capita in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.01 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.925 kg per hectare | -8.5% |
| 1963 | 0.9865 kg per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1964 | 0.7687 kg per hectare | -22.1% |
| 1965 | 0.9588 kg per hectare | +24.7% |
| 1966 | 1.01 kg per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8932 kg per hectare | -11.3% |
| 1968 | 0.8233 kg per hectare | -7.8% |
| 1969 | 1.07 kg per hectare | +30.5% |
| 1970 | 1.09 kg per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.9619 kg per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1972 | 0.9221 kg per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 1.23 kg per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1974 | 1.28 kg per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 1.41 kg per hectare | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 1.35 kg per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 1.37 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 1.38 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.49 kg per hectare | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 1.64 kg per hectare | +9.9% |
| 1981 | 1.77 kg per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 1.88 kg per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 1.57 kg per hectare | -16.7% |
| 1984 | 1.85 kg per hectare | +18.2% |
| 1985 | 1.93 kg per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 1.38 kg per hectare | -28.5% |
| 1987 | 1.52 kg per hectare | +10.2% |
| 1988 | 1.71 kg per hectare | +12.4% |
| 1989 | 1.76 kg per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 1.72 kg per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 1.7 kg per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 1.77 kg per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 1.95 kg per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 2.08 kg per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 1.98 kg per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 2.03 kg per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 2.06 kg per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 1.95 kg per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 2.12 kg per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 2.31 kg per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 1.9 kg per hectare | -17.6% |
| 2002 | 2.43 kg per hectare | +28.2% |
| 2003 | 2.62 kg per hectare | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 2.92 kg per hectare | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 2.84 kg per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 2.83 kg per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 3.14 kg per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 2.98 kg per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 2.97 kg per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.72 kg per hectare | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 2.3 kg per hectare | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 2.91 kg per hectare | +26.7% |
| 2013 | 2.59 kg per hectare | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 3.22 kg per hectare | +24.1% |
| 2015 | 3.93 kg per hectare | +22.1% |
| 2016 | 3.36 kg per hectare | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 3.77 kg per hectare | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 3.55 kg per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 3.97 kg per hectare | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 3.53 kg per hectare | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 4.02 kg per hectare | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 4.05 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 4.02 kg per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 4.01 kg per hectare | -0.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 4.01 kg per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.43 kg per hectare, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 4.01 kg per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.86 kg per hectare, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9386 kg per hectare | 0.7687 kg per hectare | 1.07 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.25 kg per hectare | 0.9221 kg per hectare | 1.49 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7 kg per hectare | 1.38 kg per hectare | 1.93 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.94 kg per hectare | 1.7 kg per hectare | 2.12 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.69 kg per hectare | 1.9 kg per hectare | 3.14 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.23 kg per hectare | 2.3 kg per hectare | 3.97 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.93 kg per hectare | 3.53 kg per hectare | 4.05 kg 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. gdp per capita in Ecuador?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Ecuador was 4.01 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 4.05 kg per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7687 kg per hectare in 1964.
- How does Ecuador rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 67th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.