Sugar beet yields in Ecuador
Ecuador: Sugar beet yields was 6.37 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sugar beet yields in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 6.37 tonnes per hectare for sugar beet yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet yields in Ecuador peaked at 14 tonnes per hectare in 1962 and was at its lowest, 4.08 tonnes per hectare, in 1974.
Ecuador ranks 64th of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.25 tonnes per hectare | 5.95 tonnes per hectare | 14 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.55 tonnes per hectare | 4.08 tonnes per hectare | 8.95 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.78 tonnes per hectare | 5.92 tonnes per hectare | 8.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.59 tonnes per hectare | 5.56 tonnes per hectare | 13.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.07 tonnes per hectare | 4.89 tonnes per hectare | 6.65 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.18 tonnes per hectare | 5.99 tonnes per hectare | 6.47 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.37 tonnes per hectare | 6.36 tonnes per hectare | 6.39 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 sugar beet yields in Ecuador?
- Sugar beet yields in Ecuador was 6.37 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar beet yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 14 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- What is the lowest sugar beet yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.08 tonnes per hectare in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for sugar beet yields?
- Ecuador ranks 64th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar beet yields rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar beet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.