Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Ecuador
Ecuador: Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested was 2,585 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 2,585 ha for coconuts, in shell — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Ecuador peaked at 5,935 ha in 1981 and was at its lowest, 1,528 ha, in 2011.
Ecuador ranks 49th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,300 ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,200 ha | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 1,800 ha | -43.8% |
| 1964 | 1,983 ha | +10.2% |
| 1965 | 2,860 ha | +44.2% |
| 1966 | 2,700 ha | -5.6% |
| 1967 | 1,600 ha | -40.7% |
| 1968 | 1,800 ha | +12.5% |
| 1969 | 2,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 2,500 ha | +25.0% |
| 1971 | 3,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1972 | 3,500 ha | +16.7% |
| 1973 | 4,000 ha | +14.3% |
| 1974 | 4,502 ha | +12.6% |
| 1975 | 3,335 ha | -25.9% |
| 1976 | 3,300 ha | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 4,806 ha | +45.6% |
| 1978 | 5,251 ha | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 5,256 ha | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 5,903 ha | +12.3% |
| 1981 | 5,935 ha | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 5,876 ha | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 5,642 ha | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 4,855 ha | -13.9% |
| 1985 | 3,067 ha | -36.8% |
| 1986 | 3,335 ha | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 3,531 ha | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 3,330 ha | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 2,890 ha | -13.2% |
| 1990 | 2,530 ha | -12.5% |
| 1991 | 4,020 ha | +58.9% |
| 1992 | 3,120 ha | -22.4% |
| 1993 | 2,800 ha | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 3,220 ha | +15.0% |
| 1995 | 3,170 ha | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 3,900 ha | +23.0% |
| 1997 | 3,012 ha | -22.8% |
| 1998 | 3,077 ha | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 3,823 ha | +24.2% |
| 2000 | 3,897 ha | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 3,687 ha | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 3,414 ha | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 3,540 ha | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 3,543 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 3,114 ha | -12.1% |
| 2006 | 3,120 ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 3,200 ha | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 3,400 ha | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 3,000 ha | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 3,318 ha | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 1,528 ha | -53.9% |
| 2012 | 2,777 ha | +81.7% |
| 2013 | 2,795 ha | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2,710 ha | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 2,704 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2,784 ha | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 2,627 ha | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 2,494 ha | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 2,635 ha | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 2,586 ha | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 2,572 ha | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 2,598 ha | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 2,585 ha | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 2,585 ha | +0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 2,585 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,224 ha, 80% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 2,585 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,640 ha, 98% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +81.7% | 1,528 ha | 2,777 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,360 ha | 1,600 ha | 3,300 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,945 ha | 2,500 ha | 5,256 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,436 ha | 2,890 ha | 5,935 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,267 ha | 2,530 ha | 4,020 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,392 ha | 3,000 ha | 3,897 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,637 ha | 1,528 ha | 3,318 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,585 ha | 2,572 ha | 2,598 ha | 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 coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Ecuador?
- Coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Ecuador was 2,585 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coconuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 5,935 ha in 1981.
- What is the lowest coconuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,528 ha in 2011.
- How does Ecuador rank for coconuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Ecuador ranks 49th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coconuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and 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 or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.