Tea leaves — Yield in Ecuador
Ecuador: Tea leaves — Yield was 9,275 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tea leaves — Yield in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, tea leaves — yield in Ecuador stood at 9,275 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tea leaves — yield in Ecuador peaked at 12,410 kg/ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 235.3 kg/ha, in 1961.
Ecuador ranks 10th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tea leaves — Yield in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 235.3 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 235.3 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 235.3 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 250 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 250 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 250 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 250 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 250 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 285.7 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1970 | 375 kg/ha | +31.3% |
| 1971 | 444.4 kg/ha | +18.5% |
| 1972 | 545.5 kg/ha | +22.7% |
| 1973 | 655.7 kg/ha | +20.2% |
| 1974 | 1,000 kg/ha | +52.5% |
| 1975 | 712.7 kg/ha | -28.7% |
| 1976 | 952.4 kg/ha | +33.6% |
| 1977 | 1,005 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 1,286 kg/ha | +28.0% |
| 1979 | 1,087 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 1980 | 1,026 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 1,172 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 1982 | 1,172 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,831 kg/ha | +56.2% |
| 1984 | 1,104 kg/ha | -39.7% |
| 1985 | 1,428 kg/ha | +29.4% |
| 1986 | 1,115 kg/ha | -21.9% |
| 1987 | 3,270 kg/ha | +193.2% |
| 1988 | 2,184 kg/ha | -33.2% |
| 1989 | 2,106 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 2,529 kg/ha | +20.1% |
| 1991 | 12,410 kg/ha | +390.7% |
| 1992 | 10,122 kg/ha | -18.4% |
| 1993 | 9,412 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 10,341 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 11,250 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 11,613 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 10,028 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 1998 | 8,804 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 1999 | 8,804 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7,853 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 8,284 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 5,109 kg/ha | -38.3% |
| 2003 | 6,270 kg/ha | +22.7% |
| 2004 | 11,509 kg/ha | +83.6% |
| 2005 | 10,460 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 9,790 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 9,651 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 9,568 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 9,523 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 9,511 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 9,530 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 8,346 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 9,218 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 9,254 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 9,328 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 9,406 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 9,485 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 9,557 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 9,617 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 9,488 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 9,234 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 9,290 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 9,282 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 9,275 kg/ha | -0.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 9,275 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,471 kg/ha, 2.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 9,275 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,232 kg/ha, 4.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tea leaves — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +390.7% | 2,529 kg/ha | 12,410 kg/ha |
| 1987 | +193.2% | 1,115 kg/ha | 3,270 kg/ha |
| 2004 | +83.6% | 6,270 kg/ha | 11,509 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 249.07 kg/ha | 235.3 kg/ha | 285.7 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 806.28 kg/ha | 375 kg/ha | 1,286 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,641 kg/ha | 1,026 kg/ha | 3,270 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,531 kg/ha | 2,529 kg/ha | 12,410 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,802 kg/ha | 5,109 kg/ha | 11,509 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,325 kg/ha | 8,346 kg/ha | 9,617 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,314 kg/ha | 9,234 kg/ha | 9,488 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 7 India 10,036 kg/ha compare
- 8 Brazil 9,715 kg/ha compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4,346 kg/ha compare
- 9 Mauritius 9,660 kg/ha compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,379 kg/ha compare
- 11 Uganda 9,269 kg/ha compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 60.7 kg/ha compare
- 12 Papua New Guinea 9,144 kg/ha compare
- 13 Japan 9,097 kg/ha 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 tea leaves — yield in Ecuador?
- Tea leaves — yield in Ecuador was 9,275 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tea leaves — yield recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 12,410 kg/ha in 1991.
- What is the lowest tea leaves — yield recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 235.3 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Ecuador rank for tea leaves — yield?
- Ecuador ranks 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tea leaves — yield rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tea leaves — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.