Crop yields in Ecuador
Ecuador: Crop yields was 2.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.4 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 143.1%
World rank
84th
of 126 countries
All-time high
2.4 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.5696 tonnes per hectare
in 1991
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 126 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.
Crop yields in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9924 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.7897 tonnes per hectare | -20.4% |
| 1963 | 0.7901 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.6681 tonnes per hectare | -15.4% |
| 1965 | 0.8897 tonnes per hectare | +33.2% |
| 1966 | 0.965 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1967 | 0.9869 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.9388 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 1970 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +13.2% |
| 1971 | 0.9017 tonnes per hectare | -15.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9034 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.9717 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9774 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9205 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 0.85 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.9731 tonnes per hectare | +14.5% |
| 1978 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.9693 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +14.9% |
| 1982 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -10.4% |
| 1984 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8031 tonnes per hectare | -21.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7961 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8671 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6665 tonnes per hectare | -23.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7967 tonnes per hectare | +19.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5696 tonnes per hectare | -28.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5911 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.6711 tonnes per hectare | +13.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6162 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6951 tonnes per hectare | +12.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6176 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5976 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6484 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7001 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6208 tonnes per hectare | -11.3% |
| 2001 | 0.61 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5696 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.798 tonnes per hectare | +40.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8053 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.722 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7774 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8186 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7466 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8617 tonnes per hectare | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8912 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9249 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7995 tonnes per hectare | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7064 tonnes per hectare | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +58.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7165 tonnes per hectare | -36.0% |
| 2016 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +112.8% |
| 2017 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +32.6% |
| 2019 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | +33.0% |
| 2021 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9854 tonnes per hectare | -41.7% |
| 2024 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | +143.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 2.4 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.8 tonnes per hectare, 86% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 2.4 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.75 tonnes per hectare, 87% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crop 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +143.1% | 0.9854 tonnes per hectare | 2.4 tonnes per hectare |
| 2016 | +112.8% | 0.7165 tonnes per hectare | 1.52 tonnes per hectare |
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 |
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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 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 126 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.