Cotton yields in Ecuador
Ecuador: Cotton yields was 1.29 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cotton 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
Ecuador recorded 1.29 tonnes per hectare for cotton yields in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Ecuador peaked at 2.42 tonnes per hectare in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.4382 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
That places Ecuador 52nd out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6485 tonnes per hectare | 0.4382 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.8329 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.773 tonnes per hectare | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.9247 tonnes per hectare | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 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 cotton yields in Ecuador?
- Cotton yields in Ecuador was 1.29 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 cotton yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.42 tonnes per hectare in 1998.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4382 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Ecuador rank for cotton yields?
- Ecuador ranks 52nd out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Cotton 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.