Groundnut yields in Ecuador
Ecuador: Groundnut yields was 1.33 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.33 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 23.4%
World rank
59th
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.54 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
All-time low
0.4487 tonnes per hectare
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Groundnut 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, groundnut yields in Ecuador stood at 1.33 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 23.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Ecuador peaked at 1.54 tonnes per hectare in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4487 tonnes per hectare, in 1968.
Ecuador ranks 59th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Groundnut yields in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -24.9% |
| 1963 | 0.8191 tonnes per hectare | -29.0% |
| 1964 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +24.8% |
| 1965 | 0.7827 tonnes per hectare | -23.4% |
| 1966 | 0.7879 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.7701 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4487 tonnes per hectare | -41.7% |
| 1969 | 0.845 tonnes per hectare | +88.3% |
| 1970 | 0.8543 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.9539 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 1972 | 0.9247 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8143 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 1974 | 0.8838 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 0.958 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6639 tonnes per hectare | -30.7% |
| 1977 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8186 tonnes per hectare | +16.9% |
| 1979 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +59.3% |
| 1980 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | -9.9% |
| 1981 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7367 tonnes per hectare | -36.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8311 tonnes per hectare | +12.8% |
| 1984 | 0.836 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9376 tonnes per hectare | +12.2% |
| 1986 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6426 tonnes per hectare | -37.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9775 tonnes per hectare | +52.1% |
| 1990 | 0.8838 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 0.6826 tonnes per hectare | -22.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6354 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5412 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 1994 | 0.768 tonnes per hectare | +41.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4665 tonnes per hectare | -39.3% |
| 1996 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +60.8% |
| 1997 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +57.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5903 tonnes per hectare | -50.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6566 tonnes per hectare | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5561 tonnes per hectare | -15.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8686 tonnes per hectare | +56.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6403 tonnes per hectare | -26.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8636 tonnes per hectare | +34.9% |
| 2004 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +48.2% |
| 2005 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -17.4% |
| 2006 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -24.0% |
| 2024 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +23.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1.33 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6 tonnes per hectare, 84% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1.33 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.51 tonnes per hectare, 88% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9073 tonnes per hectare | 0.4487 tonnes per hectare | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8876 tonnes per hectare | 0.6639 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9325 tonnes per hectare | 0.6426 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7159 tonnes per hectare | 0.4665 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9563 tonnes per hectare | 0.5561 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 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 groundnut yields in Ecuador?
- Groundnut yields in Ecuador was 1.33 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 groundnut yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4487 tonnes per hectare in 1968.
- How does Ecuador rank for groundnut yields?
- Ecuador ranks 59th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 Groundnut 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.