What is cocoa bean yields in Ecuador?

Cocoa bean yields in Ecuador was 0.7454 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 cocoa bean yields recorded in Ecuador?

The highest recorded value was 0.7454 tonnes per hectare in 2024.

What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Ecuador?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1166 tonnes per hectare in 1998.

How does Ecuador rank for cocoa bean yields?

Ecuador ranks 7th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.

Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Ecuador?

Over the last ten years it is up 77.8%. 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 Cocoa bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cocoa bean yields in Ecuador

Name: Cocoa bean yields in Ecuador
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ecuador: Cocoa bean yields was 0.7454 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.7454 tonnes per hectare

Change on year

up 2.5%

World rank

7th

of 61 countries

All-time high

0.7454 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

All-time low

0.1166 tonnes per hectare

in 1998

Years of data

1961–2024

Cocoa bean 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

In 2024, cocoa bean yields in Ecuador stood at 0.7454 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 77.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocoa bean yields in Ecuador peaked at 0.7454 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1166 tonnes per hectare, in 1998.

That places Ecuador 7th out of 61 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.2474 tonnes per hectare	0.1969 tonnes per hectare	0.3892 tonnes per hectare	9
1970s	0.303 tonnes per hectare	0.2347 tonnes per hectare	0.4106 tonnes per hectare	10
1980s	0.2874 tonnes per hectare	0.1667 tonnes per hectare	0.456 tonnes per hectare	10
1990s	0.2588 tonnes per hectare	0.1166 tonnes per hectare	0.3144 tonnes per hectare	10
2000s	0.233 tonnes per hectare	0.1613 tonnes per hectare	0.3029 tonnes per hectare	10
2010s	0.4112 tonnes per hectare	0.3192 tonnes per hectare	0.5399 tonnes per hectare	10
2020s	0.6625 tonnes per hectare	0.5558 tonnes per hectare	0.7454 tonnes per hectare	5

Countries ranked near Ecuador

4 Togo 0.9868 tonnes per hectare compare
5 Madagascar 0.8944 tonnes per hectare compare
6 Peru 0.8294 tonnes per hectare compare
8 Tanzania 0.7175 tonnes per hectare compare
9 Sri Lanka 0.6809 tonnes per hectare compare
10 Grenada 0.5911 tonnes per hectare compare

See the full ranking of 61 places →

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)

All data for Ecuador →

Frequently asked questions

What is cocoa bean yields in Ecuador?: Cocoa bean yields in Ecuador was 0.7454 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 cocoa bean yields recorded in Ecuador?: The highest recorded value was 0.7454 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Ecuador?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1166 tonnes per hectare in 1998.
How does Ecuador rank for cocoa bean yields?: Ecuador ranks 7th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Ecuador?: Over the last ten years it is up 77.8%. 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 Cocoa bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cocoa bean yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 61 places, 3,632 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.