Rye yields in Ecuador
Ecuador: Rye yields was 0.6298 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6298 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
64th
of 65 countries
All-time high
0.7048 tonnes per hectare
in 2004
All-time low
0.2186 tonnes per hectare
in 1992
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Rye yields in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, rye yields in Ecuador stood at 0.6298 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye yields in Ecuador peaked at 0.7048 tonnes per hectare in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2186 tonnes per hectare, in 1992.
Ecuador ranks 64th of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Rye yields in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5062 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.3864 tonnes per hectare | -23.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4013 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.5389 tonnes per hectare | +34.3% |
| 1965 | 0.5287 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.4495 tonnes per hectare | -15.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5467 tonnes per hectare | +21.6% |
| 1968 | 0.6295 tonnes per hectare | +15.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4444 tonnes per hectare | -29.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4167 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.45 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3125 tonnes per hectare | -30.6% |
| 1986 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5016 tonnes per hectare | +100.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2233 tonnes per hectare | -55.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2974 tonnes per hectare | +33.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2891 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2552 tonnes per hectare | -11.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2186 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3136 tonnes per hectare | +43.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6571 tonnes per hectare | +109.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.64 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6116 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6103 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6046 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6384 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6565 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6692 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6802 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7048 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6957 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6923 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6756 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6609 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6474 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6348 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6181 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6661 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6256 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.638 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6295 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6265 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6313 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6291 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.629 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6298 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.6298 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.88 tonnes per hectare, 34% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.6298 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.56 tonnes per hectare, 40% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rye 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +109.5% | 0.3136 tonnes per hectare | 0.6571 tonnes per hectare |
| 1987 | +100.6% | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.5016 tonnes per hectare |
| 1988 | -55.5% | 0.5016 tonnes per hectare | 0.2233 tonnes per hectare |
| 1993 | +43.5% | 0.2186 tonnes per hectare | 0.3136 tonnes per hectare |
| 1964 | +34.3% | 0.4013 tonnes per hectare | 0.5389 tonnes per hectare |
| 1989 | +33.2% | 0.2233 tonnes per hectare | 0.2974 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4924 tonnes per hectare | 0.3864 tonnes per hectare | 0.6295 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4717 tonnes per hectare | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4035 tonnes per hectare | 0.2233 tonnes per hectare | 0.5016 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.49 tonnes per hectare | 0.2186 tonnes per hectare | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6774 tonnes per hectare | 0.6384 tonnes per hectare | 0.7048 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6284 tonnes per hectare | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | 0.6661 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6291 tonnes per hectare | 0.6265 tonnes per hectare | 0.6313 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 rye yields in Ecuador?
- Rye yields in Ecuador was 0.6298 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rye yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7048 tonnes per hectare in 2004.
- What is the lowest rye yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2186 tonnes per hectare in 1992.
- How does Ecuador rank for rye yields?
- Ecuador ranks 64th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye yields rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rye yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.