Change of cereal yield vs land used in Ecuador
Ecuador: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 4.01 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.01
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
67th
of 186 countries
All-time high
4.05
in 2022
All-time low
0.7687
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, change of cereal yield vs land used in Ecuador stood at 4.01.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in Ecuador peaked at 4.05 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7687, 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.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.01 | — |
| 1962 | 0.925 | -8.5% |
| 1963 | 0.9865 | +6.6% |
| 1964 | 0.7687 | -22.1% |
| 1965 | 0.9588 | +24.7% |
| 1966 | 1.01 | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8932 | -11.3% |
| 1968 | 0.8233 | -7.8% |
| 1969 | 1.07 | +30.5% |
| 1970 | 1.09 | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.9619 | -12.0% |
| 1972 | 0.9221 | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 1.23 | +33.3% |
| 1974 | 1.28 | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 1.41 | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 1.35 | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 1.37 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 1.38 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.49 | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 1.64 | +9.9% |
| 1981 | 1.77 | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 1.88 | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 1.57 | -16.7% |
| 1984 | 1.85 | +18.2% |
| 1985 | 1.93 | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 1.38 | -28.5% |
| 1987 | 1.52 | +10.2% |
| 1988 | 1.71 | +12.4% |
| 1989 | 1.76 | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 1.72 | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 1.7 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 1.77 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 1.95 | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 2.08 | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 1.98 | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 2.03 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 2.06 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 1.95 | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 2.12 | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 2.31 | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 1.9 | -17.6% |
| 2002 | 2.43 | +28.2% |
| 2003 | 2.62 | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 2.92 | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 2.84 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 2.83 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 3.14 | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 2.98 | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 2.97 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.72 | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 2.3 | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 2.91 | +26.7% |
| 2013 | 2.59 | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 3.22 | +24.1% |
| 2015 | 3.93 | +22.1% |
| 2016 | 3.36 | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 3.77 | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 3.55 | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 3.97 | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 3.53 | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 4.02 | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 4.05 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 4.02 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 4.01 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9386 | 0.7687 | 1.07 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.25 | 0.9221 | 1.49 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7 | 1.38 | 1.93 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.94 | 1.7 | 2.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.69 | 1.9 | 3.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.23 | 2.3 | 3.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.93 | 3.53 | 4.05 | 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 9.7 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as 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 change of cereal yield vs land used in Ecuador?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Ecuador was 4.01 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 4.05 in 2022.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7687 in 1964.
- How does Ecuador rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Ecuador ranks 67th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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