Sunflower seed yields in Ecuador
Ecuador: Sunflower seed yields was 1.79 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sunflower seed yields in Ecuador, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, sunflower seed yields in Ecuador stood at 1.79 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Ecuador peaked at 1.82 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4462 tonnes per hectare, in 1995.
That places Ecuador 32nd out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Sunflower seed yields in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1991 | 0.7709 tonnes per hectare | -57.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7228 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8679 tonnes per hectare | +20.1% |
| 1994 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | +93.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4462 tonnes per hectare | -73.5% |
| 1996 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | +231.6% |
| 1997 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1.79 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.59 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1.79 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.32 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sunflower seed 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 | +231.6% | 0.4462 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare |
| 1994 | +93.8% | 0.8679 tonnes per hectare | 1.68 tonnes per hectare |
| 1995 | -73.5% | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 0.4462 tonnes per hectare |
| 1991 | -57.6% | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 0.7709 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.4462 tonnes per hectare | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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 sunflower seed yields in Ecuador?
- Sunflower seed yields in Ecuador was 1.79 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 sunflower seed yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.82 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4462 tonnes per hectare in 1995.
- How does Ecuador rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Ecuador ranks 32nd out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Sunflower seed 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.