Cotton yields in Ecuador
Ecuador: Cotton yields was 1.29 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.29 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
53rd
of 101 countries
All-time high
2.42 tonnes per hectare
in 1998
All-time low
0.4382 tonnes per hectare
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 53rd out of 101 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.
Cotton yields in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4954 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.4505 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4382 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.624 tonnes per hectare | +42.4% |
| 1965 | 0.6776 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1966 | 0.7382 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6651 tonnes per hectare | -9.9% |
| 1968 | 0.6632 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +63.5% |
| 1970 | 0.8661 tonnes per hectare | -20.1% |
| 1971 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +50.2% |
| 1972 | 0.8329 tonnes per hectare | -36.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8475 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.9121 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9318 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +14.1% |
| 1978 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +26.8% |
| 1979 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | +64.6% |
| 1981 | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | -15.0% |
| 1982 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | -16.9% |
| 1983 | 0.773 tonnes per hectare | -46.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7873 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +45.0% |
| 1986 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | +30.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8011 tonnes per hectare | -46.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9058 tonnes per hectare | +13.1% |
| 1989 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +22.6% |
| 1990 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9247 tonnes per hectare | -22.8% |
| 1993 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +17.4% |
| 1995 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9553 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | +153.8% |
| 1999 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | -42.8% |
| 2000 | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | +61.3% |
| 2001 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | -41.6% |
| 2002 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1.29 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.89 tonnes per hectare, 68% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1.29 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.48 tonnes per hectare, 87% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cotton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +153.8% | 0.9553 tonnes per hectare | 2.42 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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 53rd out of 101 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.