Cereal yields in Ecuador
Ecuador: Cereal yields was 4.01 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal 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
Ecuador recorded 4.01 tonnes per hectare for cereal yields in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Ecuador peaked at 4.05 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7687 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
That places Ecuador 67th out of 185 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.
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 yields in Ecuador?
- Cereal yields 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 yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 4.05 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7687 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does Ecuador rank for cereal yields?
- Ecuador ranks 67th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.