Pea yields in Ecuador
Ecuador: Pea yields was 0.742 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.742 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 67.1%
World rank
86th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.8659 tonnes per hectare
in 1998
All-time low
0.1951 tonnes per hectare
in 2002
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Pea 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 0.742 tonnes per hectare for pea yields in 2024.
The figure is up 67.1% on the previous year and up 69.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pea yields in Ecuador peaked at 0.8659 tonnes per hectare in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1951 tonnes per hectare, in 2002.
That places Ecuador 86th out of 99 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.
Pea yields in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8057 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.8022 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.5521 tonnes per hectare | -31.2% |
| 1964 | 0.6188 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 1965 | 0.622 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.591 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5756 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.5432 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4919 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4276 tonnes per hectare | -13.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5026 tonnes per hectare | +17.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5905 tonnes per hectare | +17.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5779 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.649 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5747 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5775 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.4806 tonnes per hectare | -16.8% |
| 1978 | 0.52 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5032 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5335 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5314 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.582 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6996 tonnes per hectare | +20.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7315 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6398 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4699 tonnes per hectare | -26.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4795 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2601 tonnes per hectare | -45.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2614 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3162 tonnes per hectare | +21.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2501 tonnes per hectare | -20.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2257 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2301 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3392 tonnes per hectare | +47.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4012 tonnes per hectare | +18.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7939 tonnes per hectare | +97.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6815 tonnes per hectare | -14.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8659 tonnes per hectare | +27.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4875 tonnes per hectare | -43.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2692 tonnes per hectare | -44.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2699 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1951 tonnes per hectare | -27.7% |
| 2003 | 0.376 tonnes per hectare | +92.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4247 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4161 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5527 tonnes per hectare | +32.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3723 tonnes per hectare | -32.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2856 tonnes per hectare | -23.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2825 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.468 tonnes per hectare | +65.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3358 tonnes per hectare | -28.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2878 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3222 tonnes per hectare | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4389 tonnes per hectare | +36.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3796 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4417 tonnes per hectare | +16.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4055 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3915 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5636 tonnes per hectare | +44.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6031 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3524 tonnes per hectare | -41.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5322 tonnes per hectare | +51.0% |
| 2023 | 0.444 tonnes per hectare | -16.6% |
| 2024 | 0.742 tonnes per hectare | +67.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.742 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.45 tonnes per hectare, 51% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.742 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.28 tonnes per hectare, 58% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6225 tonnes per hectare | 0.4919 tonnes per hectare | 0.8057 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5404 tonnes per hectare | 0.4276 tonnes per hectare | 0.649 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5189 tonnes per hectare | 0.2601 tonnes per hectare | 0.7315 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4591 tonnes per hectare | 0.2257 tonnes per hectare | 0.8659 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3444 tonnes per hectare | 0.1951 tonnes per hectare | 0.5527 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4035 tonnes per hectare | 0.2878 tonnes per hectare | 0.5636 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5347 tonnes per hectare | 0.3524 tonnes per hectare | 0.742 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 pea yields in Ecuador?
- Pea yields in Ecuador was 0.742 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 pea yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8659 tonnes per hectare in 1998.
- What is the lowest pea yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1951 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- How does Ecuador rank for pea yields?
- Ecuador ranks 86th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pea yields rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.1%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Pea 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.