Rye — Area harvested in Ecuador
Ecuador: Rye — Area harvested was 127 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rye — Area harvested in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, rye — area harvested in Ecuador stood at 127 ha.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye — area harvested in Ecuador peaked at 8,100 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 90 ha, in 1995.
That places Ecuador 57th out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rye — Area harvested in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,100 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,513 ha | -44.3% |
| 1963 | 3,765 ha | -16.6% |
| 1964 | 2,750 ha | -27.0% |
| 1965 | 3,630 ha | +32.0% |
| 1966 | 3,900 ha | +7.4% |
| 1967 | 3,750 ha | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 4,000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 4,500 ha | +12.5% |
| 1970 | 5,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 4,000 ha | -33.3% |
| 1974 | 2,000 ha | -50.0% |
| 1975 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,600 ha | -20.0% |
| 1983 | 1,400 ha | -12.5% |
| 1984 | 1,000 ha | -28.6% |
| 1985 | 800 ha | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 400 ha | -50.0% |
| 1987 | 622 ha | +55.5% |
| 1988 | 430 ha | -30.9% |
| 1989 | 760 ha | +76.7% |
| 1990 | 294 ha | -61.3% |
| 1991 | 290 ha | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 430 ha | +48.3% |
| 1993 | 660 ha | +53.5% |
| 1994 | 490 ha | -25.8% |
| 1995 | 90 ha | -81.6% |
| 1996 | 100 ha | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 106 ha | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 115 ha | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 108 ha | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 110 ha | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 127 ha | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 123 ha | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 120 ha | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 105 ha | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 110 ha | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 115 ha | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 130 ha | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 132 ha | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 133 ha | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 135 ha | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 136 ha | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 150 ha | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 150 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 132 ha | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 119 ha | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 134 ha | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 128 ha | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 127 ha | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 130 ha | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 125 ha | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 127 ha | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 127 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 126 ha | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 127 ha | +0.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 127 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,782 ha, 7% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 127 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 537 ha, 24% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rye — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -81.6% | 490 ha | 90 ha |
| 1989 | +76.7% | 430 ha | 760 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,323 ha | 2,750 ha | 8,100 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,200 ha | 2,000 ha | 6,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,101 ha | 400 ha | 2,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 268.3 ha | 90 ha | 660 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 120.5 ha | 105 ha | 133 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 134.1 ha | 119 ha | 150 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 126.4 ha | 125 ha | 127 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 54 Uzbekistan 489 ha compare
- 55 Georgia 163 ha compare
- 56 Armenia 142 ha compare
- 58 Azerbaijan 103 ha compare
- 59 Tajikistan 97 ha compare
- 60 Montenegro 88 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 rye — area harvested in Ecuador?
- Rye — area harvested in Ecuador was 127 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rye — area harvested recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 8,100 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest rye — area harvested recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 90 ha in 1995.
- How does Ecuador rank for rye — area harvested?
- Ecuador ranks 57th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye — area harvested rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 Rye — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.