Potato yields in Ecuador
Ecuador: Potato yields was 16.16 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.16 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 11.0%
World rank
104th
of 159 countries
All-time high
16.41 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
All-time low
4.88 tonnes per hectare
in 2002
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Potato yields in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, potato yields in Ecuador stood at 16.16 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Ecuador peaked at 16.41 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.88 tonnes per hectare, in 2002.
That places Ecuador 104th out of 159 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potato yields in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.39 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 9.28 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 1963 | 8.65 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 8.34 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 8.89 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 7.83 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1967 | 8.27 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 10.39 tonnes per hectare | +25.7% |
| 1969 | 11.03 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 11.47 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 12.74 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 1972 | 12.55 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 12.37 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 12.86 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 12.64 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 12.1 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 11.58 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 11.5 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 9.46 tonnes per hectare | -17.7% |
| 1980 | 10.64 tonnes per hectare | +12.4% |
| 1981 | 12.39 tonnes per hectare | +16.5% |
| 1982 | 11.86 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 11.74 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 11.63 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 11.57 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 7.25 tonnes per hectare | -37.3% |
| 1987 | 6.31 tonnes per hectare | -13.0% |
| 1988 | 7.12 tonnes per hectare | +12.9% |
| 1989 | 7.43 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 7.17 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 6.84 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 7.74 tonnes per hectare | +13.2% |
| 1993 | 7.47 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 8.14 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 7.17 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 1996 | 8.49 tonnes per hectare | +18.4% |
| 1997 | 8.96 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 9.22 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 9.31 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 5.63 tonnes per hectare | -39.5% |
| 2001 | 9.73 tonnes per hectare | +72.6% |
| 2002 | 4.88 tonnes per hectare | -49.8% |
| 2003 | 7.49 tonnes per hectare | +53.6% |
| 2004 | 7.16 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 6.97 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 6.98 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 6.8 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 6.14 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 5.85 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 8.74 tonnes per hectare | +49.4% |
| 2011 | 7.78 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 8.31 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 7.31 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 12.68 tonnes per hectare | +73.4% |
| 2015 | 13.38 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 14.26 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 12.77 tonnes per hectare | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 12.18 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 13.99 tonnes per hectare | +14.9% |
| 2020 | 16.41 tonnes per hectare | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 12.82 tonnes per hectare | -21.9% |
| 2022 | 14.03 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 14.56 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 16.16 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 16.16 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.31 tonnes per hectare, 84% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 16.16 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.08 tonnes per hectare, 73% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potato yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +73.4% | 7.31 tonnes per hectare | 12.68 tonnes per hectare |
| 2001 | +72.6% | 5.63 tonnes per hectare | 9.73 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.01 tonnes per hectare | 7.83 tonnes per hectare | 11.03 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.93 tonnes per hectare | 9.46 tonnes per hectare | 12.86 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.79 tonnes per hectare | 6.31 tonnes per hectare | 12.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.05 tonnes per hectare | 6.84 tonnes per hectare | 9.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.76 tonnes per hectare | 4.88 tonnes per hectare | 9.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.14 tonnes per hectare | 7.31 tonnes per hectare | 14.26 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8 tonnes per hectare | 12.82 tonnes per hectare | 16.41 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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 potato yields in Ecuador?
- Potato yields in Ecuador was 16.16 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 16.41 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.88 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- How does Ecuador rank for potato yields?
- Ecuador ranks 104th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. 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 (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.