Plums and sloes — Yield in Ecuador
Ecuador: Plums and sloes — Yield was 7,673 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Plums and sloes — Yield in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for plums and sloes — yield in Ecuador is 7,673 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plums and sloes — yield in Ecuador peaked at 18,271 kg/ha in 1982 and was at its lowest, 488.3 kg/ha, in 1993.
Ecuador ranks 37th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Plums and sloes — Yield in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,255 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,915 kg/ha | -41.2% |
| 1963 | 4,607 kg/ha | +140.6% |
| 1964 | 5,077 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1965 | 3,648 kg/ha | -28.1% |
| 1966 | 5,382 kg/ha | +47.5% |
| 1967 | 5,556 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 6,560 kg/ha | +18.1% |
| 1969 | 6,596 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 6,667 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 6,905 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 7,000 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 7,105 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 7,222 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 6,944 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 7,843 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 1977 | 8,000 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 15,000 kg/ha | +87.5% |
| 1979 | 13,833 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 1980 | 16,289 kg/ha | +17.8% |
| 1981 | 16,373 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 18,271 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1983 | 12,706 kg/ha | -30.5% |
| 1984 | 11,248 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1985 | 10,403 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 1986 | 10,575 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 9,669 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1988 | 1,627 kg/ha | -83.2% |
| 1989 | 2,700 kg/ha | +66.0% |
| 1990 | 1,855 kg/ha | -31.3% |
| 1991 | 2,344 kg/ha | +26.3% |
| 1992 | 4,196 kg/ha | +79.0% |
| 1993 | 488.3 kg/ha | -88.4% |
| 1994 | 4,513 kg/ha | +824.3% |
| 1995 | 1,192 kg/ha | -73.6% |
| 1996 | 3,105 kg/ha | +160.4% |
| 1997 | 3,018 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 3,260 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 5,712 kg/ha | +75.2% |
| 2000 | 5,500 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 5,081 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 5,724 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 5,600 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 5,277 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 6,498 kg/ha | +23.1% |
| 2006 | 6,462 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 6,444 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 6,286 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 6,207 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 6,698 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 7,131 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 6,828 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 6,970 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 7,051 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 7,322 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 7,292 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 7,403 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 7,658 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 7,837 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 7,640 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 7,741 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 7,662 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 7,641 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 7,673 kg/ha | +0.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 7,673 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,838 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 7,673 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,673 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Plums and sloes — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +824.3% | 488.3 kg/ha | 4,513 kg/ha |
| 1996 | +160.4% | 1,192 kg/ha | 3,105 kg/ha |
| 1963 | +140.6% | 1,915 kg/ha | 4,607 kg/ha |
| 1993 | -88.4% | 4,196 kg/ha | 488.3 kg/ha |
| 1978 | +87.5% | 8,000 kg/ha | 15,000 kg/ha |
| 1988 | -83.2% | 9,669 kg/ha | 1,627 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,733 kg/ha | 1,915 kg/ha | 6,596 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,652 kg/ha | 6,667 kg/ha | 15,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,986 kg/ha | 1,627 kg/ha | 18,271 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,968 kg/ha | 488.3 kg/ha | 5,712 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,908 kg/ha | 5,081 kg/ha | 6,498 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,219 kg/ha | 6,698 kg/ha | 7,837 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,672 kg/ha | 7,640 kg/ha | 7,741 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 34 Bhutan 8,081 kg/ha compare
- 35 Canada 7,786 kg/ha compare
- 36 South Africa 7,679 kg/ha compare
- 38 China, Taiwan Province of 7,248 kg/ha compare
- 39 Republic of Korea 7,110 kg/ha compare
- 40 Australia 7,085 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 plums and sloes — yield in Ecuador?
- Plums and sloes — yield in Ecuador was 7,673 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plums and sloes — yield recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 18,271 kg/ha in 1982.
- What is the lowest plums and sloes — yield recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 488.3 kg/ha in 1993.
- How does Ecuador rank for plums and sloes — yield?
- Ecuador ranks 37th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plums and sloes — yield rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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 Plums and sloes — 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.