Tomato yields in Ecuador
Ecuador: Tomato yields was 45.81 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
45.81 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 56.1%
World rank
66th
of 174 countries
All-time high
45.81 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
5.43 tonnes per hectare
in 2001
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Tomato 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
In 2024, tomato yields in Ecuador stood at 45.81 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 56.1% on the previous year and up 78.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomato yields in Ecuador peaked at 45.81 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.43 tonnes per hectare, in 2001.
Ecuador ranks 66th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Tomato yields in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.95 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 24.77 tonnes per hectare | +65.8% |
| 1963 | 26.44 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 28.16 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 25.43 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1966 | 35.01 tonnes per hectare | +37.7% |
| 1967 | 31.53 tonnes per hectare | -9.9% |
| 1968 | 24.21 tonnes per hectare | -23.2% |
| 1969 | 23.24 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 20.9 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 1971 | 19.5 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 15.35 tonnes per hectare | -21.3% |
| 1973 | 12.72 tonnes per hectare | -17.1% |
| 1974 | 16.24 tonnes per hectare | +27.7% |
| 1975 | 16.22 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 16.37 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 13.3 tonnes per hectare | -18.7% |
| 1978 | 12.39 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 12.8 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 14.88 tonnes per hectare | +16.3% |
| 1981 | 14.75 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 15.9 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 14.86 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 17.12 tonnes per hectare | +15.2% |
| 1985 | 15.63 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 14.03 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 1987 | 12.85 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 1988 | 17.43 tonnes per hectare | +35.6% |
| 1989 | 13.81 tonnes per hectare | -20.8% |
| 1990 | 15.7 tonnes per hectare | +13.6% |
| 1991 | 14.34 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 14.12 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 12.16 tonnes per hectare | -13.9% |
| 1994 | 11.47 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 10.51 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 11.38 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 6.8 tonnes per hectare | -40.2% |
| 1998 | 10.23 tonnes per hectare | +50.4% |
| 1999 | 9.44 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 20.55 tonnes per hectare | +117.7% |
| 2001 | 5.43 tonnes per hectare | -73.6% |
| 2002 | 20.17 tonnes per hectare | +271.6% |
| 2003 | 17.63 tonnes per hectare | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 26.24 tonnes per hectare | +48.8% |
| 2005 | 21.81 tonnes per hectare | -16.9% |
| 2006 | 20.03 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 26.67 tonnes per hectare | +33.2% |
| 2008 | 19.93 tonnes per hectare | -25.3% |
| 2009 | 20.6 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 20.09 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 22.88 tonnes per hectare | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 20.46 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 9.9 tonnes per hectare | -51.6% |
| 2014 | 25.73 tonnes per hectare | +159.8% |
| 2015 | 29.14 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 31.42 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 32.08 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 20.61 tonnes per hectare | -35.7% |
| 2019 | 22.55 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 14.91 tonnes per hectare | -33.9% |
| 2021 | 33.51 tonnes per hectare | +124.8% |
| 2022 | 28.87 tonnes per hectare | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 29.35 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 45.81 tonnes per hectare | +56.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 45.81 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.29 tonnes per hectare, 1.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 45.81 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.96 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tomato 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +271.6% | 5.43 tonnes per hectare | 20.17 tonnes per hectare |
| 2014 | +159.8% | 9.9 tonnes per hectare | 25.73 tonnes per hectare |
| 2021 | +124.8% | 14.91 tonnes per hectare | 33.51 tonnes per hectare |
| 2000 | +117.7% | 9.44 tonnes per hectare | 20.55 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.97 tonnes per hectare | 14.95 tonnes per hectare | 35.01 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.58 tonnes per hectare | 12.39 tonnes per hectare | 20.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.13 tonnes per hectare | 12.85 tonnes per hectare | 17.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.62 tonnes per hectare | 6.8 tonnes per hectare | 15.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.91 tonnes per hectare | 5.43 tonnes per hectare | 26.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.49 tonnes per hectare | 9.9 tonnes per hectare | 32.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.49 tonnes per hectare | 14.91 tonnes per hectare | 45.81 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 tomato yields in Ecuador?
- Tomato yields in Ecuador was 45.81 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 tomato yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 45.81 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest tomato yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.43 tonnes per hectare in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for tomato yields?
- Ecuador ranks 66th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tomato yields rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.0%. 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 Tomato 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.