Coffee bean yields in Ecuador
Ecuador: Coffee bean yields was 0.2949 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2949 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 18.1%
World rank
68th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.5561 tonnes per hectare
in 2001
All-time low
0.0933 tonnes per hectare
in 2012
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Coffee 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, coffee bean yields in Ecuador stood at 0.2949 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 18.1% on the previous year and up 147.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee bean yields in Ecuador peaked at 0.5561 tonnes per hectare in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0933 tonnes per hectare, in 2012.
Ecuador ranks 68th of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Coffee bean yields in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3567 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.3513 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2709 tonnes per hectare | -22.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2866 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 0.3988 tonnes per hectare | +39.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2628 tonnes per hectare | -34.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2963 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3163 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2068 tonnes per hectare | -34.6% |
| 1970 | 0.3354 tonnes per hectare | +62.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2897 tonnes per hectare | -13.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3225 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3298 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3004 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3314 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 0.34 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.318 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2794 tonnes per hectare | -12.1% |
| 1979 | 0.343 tonnes per hectare | +22.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2411 tonnes per hectare | -29.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2683 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2608 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2392 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2819 tonnes per hectare | +17.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2831 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2806 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2916 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3789 tonnes per hectare | +29.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3164 tonnes per hectare | -16.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3317 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3256 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3438 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3453 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4671 tonnes per hectare | +35.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3859 tonnes per hectare | -17.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4348 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4514 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1236 tonnes per hectare | -72.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3546 tonnes per hectare | +186.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0963 tonnes per hectare | -72.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5561 tonnes per hectare | +477.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1035 tonnes per hectare | -81.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1092 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1291 tonnes per hectare | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1985 tonnes per hectare | +53.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1741 tonnes per hectare | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2176 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1905 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1956 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2163 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2423 tonnes per hectare | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0933 tonnes per hectare | -61.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1259 tonnes per hectare | +34.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1191 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1203 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1307 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 0.203 tonnes per hectare | +55.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1587 tonnes per hectare | -21.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2258 tonnes per hectare | +42.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1962 tonnes per hectare | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1668 tonnes per hectare | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2664 tonnes per hectare | +59.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2496 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2949 tonnes per hectare | +18.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.2949 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6362 tonnes per hectare, 46% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.2949 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6755 tonnes per hectare, 44% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coffee bean yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +477.5% | 0.0963 tonnes per hectare | 0.5561 tonnes per hectare |
| 1999 | +186.9% | 0.1236 tonnes per hectare | 0.3546 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3052 tonnes per hectare | 0.2068 tonnes per hectare | 0.3988 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.319 tonnes per hectare | 0.2794 tonnes per hectare | 0.343 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2842 tonnes per hectare | 0.2392 tonnes per hectare | 0.3789 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3564 tonnes per hectare | 0.1236 tonnes per hectare | 0.4671 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1971 tonnes per hectare | 0.0963 tonnes per hectare | 0.5561 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1635 tonnes per hectare | 0.0933 tonnes per hectare | 0.2423 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2348 tonnes per hectare | 0.1668 tonnes per hectare | 0.2949 tonnes per hectare | 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 coffee bean yields in Ecuador?
- Coffee bean yields in Ecuador was 0.2949 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 coffee bean yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5561 tonnes per hectare in 2001.
- What is the lowest coffee bean yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0933 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- How does Ecuador rank for coffee bean yields?
- Ecuador ranks 68th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee bean yields rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 147.6%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coffee bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare. Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.