Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Ecuador
Ecuador: Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 69.3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in Ecuador stood at 69.3.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.2% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in Ecuador peaked at 121.12 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.89, in 1978.
That places Ecuador 122nd out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 34.08 | — |
| 1962 | 29.94 | -12.1% |
| 1963 | 40.36 | +34.8% |
| 1964 | 26.3 | -34.8% |
| 1965 | 37.94 | +44.3% |
| 1966 | 33.66 | -11.3% |
| 1967 | 42.55 | +26.4% |
| 1968 | 31.53 | -25.9% |
| 1969 | 37.17 | +17.9% |
| 1970 | 43.75 | +17.7% |
| 1971 | 41.41 | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 41.51 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 38.43 | -7.4% |
| 1974 | 38.88 | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 40.33 | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 39.5 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 30.52 | -22.7% |
| 1978 | 23.89 | -21.7% |
| 1979 | 28.82 | +20.6% |
| 1980 | 31.12 | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 35.26 | +13.3% |
| 1982 | 39.56 | +12.2% |
| 1983 | 27.29 | -31.0% |
| 1984 | 37.76 | +38.4% |
| 1985 | 40.95 | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 51.43 | +25.6% |
| 1987 | 46.35 | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 41.77 | -9.9% |
| 1989 | 49.75 | +19.1% |
| 1990 | 46.73 | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 50.41 | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 50.19 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 54.8 | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 53.76 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 50.57 | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 53.72 | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 54.49 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 32.83 | -39.8% |
| 1999 | 42.19 | +28.5% |
| 2000 | 48.69 | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 27.45 | -43.6% |
| 2002 | 46.69 | +70.1% |
| 2003 | 49.18 | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 60.67 | +23.4% |
| 2005 | 59.91 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 54.77 | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 69.35 | +26.6% |
| 2008 | 58.04 | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 57.55 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 68.64 | +19.3% |
| 2011 | 66.09 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 89.78 | +35.8% |
| 2013 | 78.31 | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 109.37 | +39.7% |
| 2015 | 121.12 | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 69.52 | -42.6% |
| 2017 | 90.11 | +29.6% |
| 2018 | 81.67 | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 89.74 | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 78.2 | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 101.06 | +29.2% |
| 2022 | 96.82 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 82.66 | -14.6% |
| 2024 | 69.3 | -16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.84 | 26.3 | 42.55 | 9 |
| 1970s | 36.7 | 23.89 | 43.75 | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.12 | 27.29 | 51.43 | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.97 | 32.83 | 54.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.23 | 27.45 | 69.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.44 | 66.09 | 121.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.61 | 69.3 | 101.06 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 119 Saudi Arabia 74.17 compare
- 120 Slovakia 71.63 compare
- 121 South Sudan 70.95 compare
- 123 Antigua and Barbuda 68.13 compare
- 123 Lithuania 68.13 compare
- 125 Denmark 67.85 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 9.7 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as 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 maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in Ecuador?
- Maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in Ecuador was 69.3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 121.12 in 2015.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.89 in 1978.
- How does Ecuador rank for maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number?
- Ecuador ranks 122nd out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. 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, published as part of Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.