Onions and shallots, green — Yield in Ecuador
Ecuador: Onions and shallots, green — Yield was 8,896 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Onions and shallots, green — Yield in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, onions and shallots, green — yield in Ecuador stood at 8,896 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, green — yield in Ecuador peaked at 18,781 kg/ha in 1964 and was at its lowest, 4,246 kg/ha, in 1986.
That places Ecuador 46th out of 59 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Onions and shallots, green — Yield in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13,417 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 12,001 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 1963 | 9,272 kg/ha | -22.7% |
| 1964 | 18,781 kg/ha | +102.6% |
| 1965 | 15,989 kg/ha | -14.9% |
| 1966 | 16,703 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 15,089 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 1968 | 12,387 kg/ha | -17.9% |
| 1969 | 10,063 kg/ha | -18.8% |
| 1970 | 9,788 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 13,251 kg/ha | +35.4% |
| 1972 | 9,963 kg/ha | -24.8% |
| 1973 | 7,489 kg/ha | -24.8% |
| 1974 | 8,905 kg/ha | +18.9% |
| 1975 | 8,977 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 9,964 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1977 | 8,315 kg/ha | -16.6% |
| 1978 | 8,792 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 8,624 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 9,033 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 8,885 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 8,808 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 8,853 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 8,812 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 8,630 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 4,246 kg/ha | -50.8% |
| 1987 | 5,670 kg/ha | +33.5% |
| 1988 | 7,128 kg/ha | +25.7% |
| 1989 | 6,347 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 1990 | 6,931 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 7,066 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 4,950 kg/ha | -30.0% |
| 1993 | 4,775 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 5,553 kg/ha | +16.3% |
| 1995 | 5,498 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 5,630 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 5,516 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 5,088 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 7,371 kg/ha | +44.9% |
| 2000 | 5,765 kg/ha | -21.8% |
| 2001 | 7,438 kg/ha | +29.0% |
| 2002 | 7,571 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 7,384 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 7,155 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 7,724 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 7,750 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 7,647 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 7,667 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 7,734 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 7,902 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 7,958 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 8,045 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 8,132 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 8,204 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 8,332 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 8,406 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 8,496 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 8,560 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 8,644 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 8,711 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 8,844 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 8,794 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 8,846 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 8,896 kg/ha | +0.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 8,896 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,909 kg/ha, 64% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 8,896 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,624 kg/ha, 84% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Onions and shallots, green — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +102.6% | 9,272 kg/ha | 18,781 kg/ha |
| 1986 | -50.8% | 8,630 kg/ha | 4,246 kg/ha |
| 1999 | +44.9% | 5,088 kg/ha | 7,371 kg/ha |
| 1971 | +35.4% | 9,788 kg/ha | 13,251 kg/ha |
| 1987 | +33.5% | 4,246 kg/ha | 5,670 kg/ha |
| 1992 | -30.0% | 7,066 kg/ha | 4,950 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,745 kg/ha | 9,272 kg/ha | 18,781 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,407 kg/ha | 7,489 kg/ha | 13,251 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,641 kg/ha | 4,246 kg/ha | 9,033 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,838 kg/ha | 4,775 kg/ha | 7,371 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,383 kg/ha | 5,765 kg/ha | 7,750 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,268 kg/ha | 7,902 kg/ha | 8,644 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,818 kg/ha | 8,711 kg/ha | 8,896 kg/ha | 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 onions and shallots, green — yield in Ecuador?
- Onions and shallots, green — yield in Ecuador was 8,896 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions and shallots, green — yield recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 18,781 kg/ha in 1964.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, green — yield recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,246 kg/ha in 1986.
- How does Ecuador rank for onions and shallots, green — yield?
- Ecuador ranks 46th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is onions and shallots, green — yield rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Onions and shallots, green — 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.