Groundnut yields in Ecuador
Ecuador: Groundnut yields was 1.33 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 58th of 119 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.
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 |
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 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 58th out of 119 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.