Crop yields in Ecuador
Ecuador: Crop yields was 2.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Crop 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 2.4 tonnes per hectare for crop yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 143.1% on the previous year and up 113.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop yields in Ecuador peaked at 2.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5696 tonnes per hectare, in 1991.
That places Ecuador 84th out of 125 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 | 0.8961 tonnes per hectare | 0.6681 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9665 tonnes per hectare | 0.85 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9474 tonnes per hectare | 0.6665 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6503 tonnes per hectare | 0.5696 tonnes per hectare | 0.7967 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.733 tonnes per hectare | 0.5696 tonnes per hectare | 0.8617 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 0.7064 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 0.9854 tonnes per hectare | 2.4 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 crop yields in Ecuador?
- Crop yields in Ecuador was 2.4 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 crop yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest crop yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5696 tonnes per hectare in 1991.
- How does Ecuador rank for crop yields?
- Ecuador ranks 84th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is crop yields rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.8%. 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 Crop 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.