Sorghum yields in Ecuador
Ecuador: Sorghum yields was 1.71 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.71 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
54th
of 115 countries
All-time high
3.77 tonnes per hectare
in 1976
All-time low
0.8923 tonnes per hectare
in 1994
Years of data
49
1976–2024
Sorghum yields in Ecuador, 1976–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum yields in Ecuador is 1.71 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in Ecuador peaked at 3.77 tonnes per hectare in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.8923 tonnes per hectare, in 1994.
Ecuador ranks 54th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Sorghum yields in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3.77 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1977 | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | -42.5% |
| 1978 | 3.59 tonnes per hectare | +65.9% |
| 1979 | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | -24.4% |
| 1980 | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 3.58 tonnes per hectare | +20.7% |
| 1982 | 3 tonnes per hectare | -16.2% |
| 1983 | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | -24.1% |
| 1984 | 3.13 tonnes per hectare | +37.6% |
| 1985 | 3.03 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | -18.0% |
| 1987 | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | +17.6% |
| 1988 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | -37.4% |
| 1989 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1990 | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | +69.4% |
| 1991 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | -45.9% |
| 1992 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8923 tonnes per hectare | -31.1% |
| 1995 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +35.2% |
| 1996 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +45.9% |
| 1998 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -20.8% |
| 1999 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +39.0% |
| 2003 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | -25.7% |
| 2006 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1.71 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.37 tonnes per hectare, 72% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1.71 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.31 tonnes per hectare, 74% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +69.4% | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 2.83 tonnes per hectare |
| 1978 | +65.9% | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | 3.59 tonnes per hectare |
| 1991 | -45.9% | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare |
| 1997 | +45.9% | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare |
| 1977 | -42.5% | 3.77 tonnes per hectare | 2.17 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | 3.77 tonnes per hectare | 4 |
| 1980s | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 3.58 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 0.8923 tonnes per hectare | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 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 sorghum yields in Ecuador?
- Sorghum yields in Ecuador was 1.71 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sorghum yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 3.77 tonnes per hectare in 1976.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8923 tonnes per hectare in 1994.
- How does Ecuador rank for sorghum yields?
- Ecuador ranks 54th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sorghum yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.