Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Ecuador
Ecuador: Land use vs. yield change in cereal production was 174 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Ecuador, 1961–2014
Source: World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 174 for land use vs. yield change in cereal production in 2014.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Ecuador peaked at 208 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 65, in 1978.
Ecuador ranks 51st of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 | — |
| 1962 | 113 | +13.0% |
| 1963 | 119 | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 129 | +8.4% |
| 1965 | 127 | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 117 | -7.9% |
| 1967 | 140 | +19.7% |
| 1968 | 116 | -17.1% |
| 1969 | 122 | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 118 | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 121 | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 124 | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 98 | -21.0% |
| 1974 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 107 | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 112 | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 91 | -18.8% |
| 1978 | 65 | -28.6% |
| 1979 | 79 | +21.5% |
| 1980 | 82 | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 88 | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 83 | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 71 | -14.5% |
| 1984 | 88 | +23.9% |
| 1985 | 85 | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 162 | +90.6% |
| 1987 | 169 | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 168 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 162 | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 159 | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 171 | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 182 | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 192 | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 198 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 195 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 208 | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 191 | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 151 | -20.9% |
| 1999 | 172 | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 169 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 172 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 167 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 156 | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 177 | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 161 | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 160 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 172 | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 152 | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 163 | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 174 | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 189 | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 178 | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 186 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 174 | -6.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 174 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 131.5, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 174 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 130, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use vs. yield change in cereal production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +90.6% | 85 | 162 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 120.33 | 100 | 140 | 9 |
| 1970s | 101.3 | 65 | 124 | 10 |
| 1980s | 115.8 | 71 | 169 | 10 |
| 1990s | 181.9 | 151 | 208 | 10 |
| 2000s | 164.9 | 152 | 177 | 10 |
| 2010s | 180.2 | 174 | 189 | 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 land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Ecuador?
- Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Ecuador was 174 in 2014, according to World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 208 in 1996.
- What is the lowest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 65 in 1978.
- How does Ecuador rank for land use vs. yield change in cereal production?
- Ecuador ranks 51st out of 147 countries with data for 2014.
- Is land use vs. yield change in cereal production rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use vs. yield change in cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indexed change in land used for cereal production versus cereal yields, from 1961 to 2014. Both indexes are measured relative to values in 1961 (i.e. 1961 = 100).