Coconuts, in shell — Yield in Ecuador
Ecuador: Coconuts, in shell — Yield was 5,668 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Coconuts, in shell — Yield in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coconuts, in shell — yield in Ecuador is 5,668 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coconuts, in shell — yield in Ecuador peaked at 14,556 kg/ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 5,612 kg/ha, in 2018.
That places Ecuador 37th out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Coconuts, in shell — Yield in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12,182 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 11,679 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 14,556 kg/ha | +24.6% |
| 1964 | 7,942 kg/ha | -45.4% |
| 1965 | 9,510 kg/ha | +19.7% |
| 1966 | 8,852 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1967 | 9,000 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 10,033 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1969 | 10,000 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 11,704 kg/ha | +17.0% |
| 1975 | 8,489 kg/ha | -27.5% |
| 1976 | 9,076 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 9,309 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 11,923 kg/ha | +28.1% |
| 1979 | 11,922 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 13,296 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1981 | 13,353 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 12,149 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 1983 | 11,171 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 11,274 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 12,499 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1986 | 12,101 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 12,005 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 14,104 kg/ha | +17.5% |
| 1989 | 12,388 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 1990 | 14,406 kg/ha | +16.3% |
| 1991 | 10,315 kg/ha | -28.4% |
| 1992 | 10,110 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 9,549 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 11,100 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 1995 | 5,927 kg/ha | -46.6% |
| 1996 | 10,824 kg/ha | +82.6% |
| 1997 | 10,216 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 7,345 kg/ha | -28.1% |
| 1999 | 5,776 kg/ha | -21.4% |
| 2000 | 5,655 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 6,750 kg/ha | +19.4% |
| 2002 | 6,319 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 5,925 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 6,500 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 6,535 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 6,538 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 6,562 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 6,234 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 5,997 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 5,843 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 6,023 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 6,255 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 6,260 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 5,904 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 5,917 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 5,748 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 5,709 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 5,612 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 5,692 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 5,672 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 5,660 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 5,675 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 5,669 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 5,668 kg/ha | -0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 5,668 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,852 kg/ha, 97% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 5,668 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,668 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coconuts, in shell — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +82.6% | 5,927 kg/ha | 10,824 kg/ha |
| 1995 | -46.6% | 11,100 kg/ha | 5,927 kg/ha |
| 1964 | -45.4% | 14,556 kg/ha | 7,942 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,417 kg/ha | 7,942 kg/ha | 14,556 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,242 kg/ha | 8,489 kg/ha | 11,923 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,434 kg/ha | 11,171 kg/ha | 14,104 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,557 kg/ha | 5,776 kg/ha | 14,406 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,301 kg/ha | 5,655 kg/ha | 6,750 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,896 kg/ha | 5,612 kg/ha | 6,260 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,669 kg/ha | 5,660 kg/ha | 5,675 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 34 Marshall Islands 6,036 kg/ha compare
- 35 New Caledonia 6,002 kg/ha compare
- 36 Cambodia 5,717 kg/ha compare
- 38 Saint Lucia 5,575 kg/ha compare
- 39 Guatemala 5,150 kg/ha compare
- 40 Seychelles 4,903 kg/ha compare
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 — yield in Ecuador?
- Coconuts, in shell — yield in Ecuador was 5,668 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coconuts, in shell — yield recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 14,556 kg/ha in 1963.
- What is the lowest coconuts, in shell — yield recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,612 kg/ha in 2018.
- How does Ecuador rank for coconuts, in shell — yield?
- Ecuador ranks 37th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coconuts, in shell — yield rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.