Potato yields in Ecuador
Ecuador: Potato yields was 16.16 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 158 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.
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 12.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.7% (2025)
- Rural population 6.70 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 36.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 696,223 hectares (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 158 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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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.