Lemons and limes — Yield in Ecuador
Ecuador: Lemons and limes — Yield was 6,624 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lemons and limes — Yield in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lemons and limes — yield in Ecuador is 6,624 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 17.5% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lemons and limes — yield in Ecuador peaked at 17,383 kg/ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 1,327 kg/ha, in 2003.
That places Ecuador 72nd out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lemons and limes — Yield in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16,667 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 17,383 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 13,327 kg/ha | -23.3% |
| 1964 | 12,152 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1965 | 14,754 kg/ha | +21.4% |
| 1966 | 13,991 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1967 | 13,152 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1968 | 11,999 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1969 | 9,767 kg/ha | -18.6% |
| 1970 | 9,486 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 9,010 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 10,163 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 1973 | 9,439 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1974 | 10,161 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 9,972 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 7,084 kg/ha | -29.0% |
| 1977 | 12,627 kg/ha | +78.2% |
| 1978 | 11,722 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 11,451 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 12,850 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1981 | 11,162 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 1982 | 10,672 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 9,178 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 1984 | 9,414 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 9,842 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 10,026 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 10,107 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 12,792 kg/ha | +26.6% |
| 1989 | 11,812 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 9,504 kg/ha | -19.5% |
| 1991 | 5,753 kg/ha | -39.5% |
| 1992 | 5,862 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 5,437 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 6,247 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 1995 | 4,265 kg/ha | -31.7% |
| 1996 | 6,854 kg/ha | +60.7% |
| 1997 | 3,627 kg/ha | -47.1% |
| 1998 | 4,766 kg/ha | +31.4% |
| 1999 | 8,104 kg/ha | +70.0% |
| 2000 | 8,899 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 2,138 kg/ha | -76.0% |
| 2002 | 2,691 kg/ha | +25.9% |
| 2003 | 1,327 kg/ha | -50.7% |
| 2004 | 1,884 kg/ha | +41.9% |
| 2005 | 2,616 kg/ha | +38.9% |
| 2006 | 1,373 kg/ha | -47.5% |
| 2007 | 2,580 kg/ha | +88.0% |
| 2008 | 2,527 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 2,628 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 2,799 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 3,670 kg/ha | +31.1% |
| 2012 | 3,947 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 4,242 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 4,217 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 4,484 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 6,180 kg/ha | +37.8% |
| 2017 | 5,595 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 5,227 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 4,167 kg/ha | -20.3% |
| 2020 | 4,972 kg/ha | +19.3% |
| 2021 | 5,362 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 6,888 kg/ha | +28.5% |
| 2023 | 5,636 kg/ha | -18.2% |
| 2024 | 6,624 kg/ha | +17.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 6,624 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14,000 kg/ha, 47% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 6,624 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15,230 kg/ha, 43% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,688 kg/ha | 9,767 kg/ha | 17,383 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,111 kg/ha | 7,084 kg/ha | 12,627 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,785 kg/ha | 9,178 kg/ha | 12,850 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,042 kg/ha | 3,627 kg/ha | 9,504 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,866 kg/ha | 1,327 kg/ha | 8,899 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,453 kg/ha | 2,799 kg/ha | 6,180 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,896 kg/ha | 4,972 kg/ha | 6,888 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 69 Mali 7,076 kg/ha compare
- 70 Burkina Faso 6,988 kg/ha compare
- 71 Ghana 6,801 kg/ha compare
- 73 Dominica 6,202 kg/ha compare
- 74 Guinea-Bissau 6,116 kg/ha compare
- 75 Ethiopia PDR 6,111 kg/ha compare
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 lemons and limes — yield in Ecuador?
- Lemons and limes — yield in Ecuador was 6,624 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lemons and limes — yield recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 17,383 kg/ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest lemons and limes — yield recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,327 kg/ha in 2003.
- How does Ecuador rank for lemons and limes — yield?
- Ecuador ranks 72nd out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lemons and limes — yield rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Lemons and limes — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.