Sugar cane yields in Ecuador
Ecuador: Sugar cane yields was 83.54 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.54 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
18th
of 110 countries
All-time high
98.48 tonnes per hectare
in 2015
All-time low
34.42 tonnes per hectare
in 1994
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar cane yields in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 83.54 tonnes per hectare for sugar cane yields in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Ecuador peaked at 98.48 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 34.42 tonnes per hectare, in 1994.
Ecuador ranks 18th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar cane yields in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 88.42 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 84.86 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 89.04 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 83.21 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 1965 | 83.43 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 80.01 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 69.7 tonnes per hectare | -12.9% |
| 1968 | 78.21 tonnes per hectare | +12.2% |
| 1969 | 82.35 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 78.31 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1971 | 72.29 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1972 | 63.07 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 1973 | 61.42 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 65.94 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 67.37 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 67.48 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 68.78 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 66.45 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 64.02 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 61.39 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 60.16 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 58.76 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 70.33 tonnes per hectare | +19.7% |
| 1984 | 64.13 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 1985 | 57.28 tonnes per hectare | -10.7% |
| 1986 | 55.57 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 57.59 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 64.43 tonnes per hectare | +11.9% |
| 1989 | 70.64 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 67.17 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 77.94 tonnes per hectare | +16.0% |
| 1992 | 38.63 tonnes per hectare | -50.4% |
| 1993 | 40.8 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 34.42 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 1995 | 37.28 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 72.18 tonnes per hectare | +93.6% |
| 1997 | 71.32 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 63.64 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 83.12 tonnes per hectare | +30.6% |
| 2000 | 69.82 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 2001 | 72.44 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 68.86 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 69.7 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 66.4 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 72.76 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 76.68 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 86.35 tonnes per hectare | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 96.14 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 79.32 tonnes per hectare | -17.5% |
| 2010 | 78.06 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 94.06 tonnes per hectare | +20.5% |
| 2012 | 77.48 tonnes per hectare | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 70.83 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 85.16 tonnes per hectare | +20.2% |
| 2015 | 98.48 tonnes per hectare | +15.6% |
| 2016 | 82.76 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 81.64 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 75.89 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 76 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 79.02 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 87.21 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 68.41 tonnes per hectare | -21.6% |
| 2023 | 83.14 tonnes per hectare | +21.5% |
| 2024 | 83.54 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 83.54 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.97 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 83.54 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61.27 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar cane 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +93.6% | 37.28 tonnes per hectare | 72.18 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.14 tonnes per hectare | 69.7 tonnes per hectare | 89.04 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 67.51 tonnes per hectare | 61.42 tonnes per hectare | 78.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.03 tonnes per hectare | 55.57 tonnes per hectare | 70.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.65 tonnes per hectare | 34.42 tonnes per hectare | 83.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.85 tonnes per hectare | 66.4 tonnes per hectare | 96.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.04 tonnes per hectare | 70.83 tonnes per hectare | 98.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.26 tonnes per hectare | 68.41 tonnes per hectare | 87.21 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 15 French Polynesia 88.62 tonnes per hectare compare
- 16 Australia 87.66 tonnes per hectare compare
- 17 United States 84.21 tonnes per hectare compare
- 19 Zimbabwe 83 tonnes per hectare compare
- 20 Cote d'Ivoire 81.01 tonnes per hectare compare
- 21 China 80.87 tonnes per hectare 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 sugar cane yields in Ecuador?
- Sugar cane yields in Ecuador was 83.54 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 sugar cane yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 98.48 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.42 tonnes per hectare in 1994.
- How does Ecuador rank for sugar cane yields?
- Ecuador ranks 18th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar cane 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.