Coffee bean yields in Ecuador
Ecuador: Coffee bean yields was 0.2949 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
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.
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 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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)
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.