Wheat — Production, per square kilometre in Ecuador
Ecuador: Wheat — Production, per square kilometre was 0.016 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Production, per square kilometre in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.016 t per square kilometre for wheat — production, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.5% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — production, per square kilometre in Ecuador peaked at 0.3399 t per square kilometre in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0083 t per square kilometre, in 2015.
Ecuador ranks 93rd of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Production, per square kilometre in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2824 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2431 t per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1963 | 0.19 t per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1705 t per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2214 t per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2266 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2837 t per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2995 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3399 t per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2926 t per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2474 t per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1829 t per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1632 t per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1986 t per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2335 t per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2348 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1438 t per square kilometre | -38.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1044 t per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1129 t per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1124 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1497 t per square kilometre | +33.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1392 t per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0972 t per square kilometre | -30.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0909 t per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0667 t per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1192 t per square kilometre | +78.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1133 t per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1235 t per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0926 t per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1990 | 0.108 t per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0616 t per square kilometre | -43.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0867 t per square kilometre | +40.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0922 t per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0717 t per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0714 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0738 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0697 t per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0797 t per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0765 t per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0522 t per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0549 t per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0356 t per square kilometre | -35.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0445 t per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0411 t per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0339 t per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0305 t per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0372 t per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0328 t per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0456 t per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0306 t per square kilometre | -32.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0239 t per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 2012 | 0.03 t per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0232 t per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0274 t per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0083 t per square kilometre | -69.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0272 t per square kilometre | +228.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0234 t per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0217 t per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0204 t per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.059 t per square kilometre | +188.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0439 t per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0299 t per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 2023 | 0.016 t per square kilometre | -46.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.016 t per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.12 t per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.016 t per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9249 t per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Production, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +228.6% | 0.0083 t per square kilometre | 0.0272 t per square kilometre |
| 2020 | +188.7% | 0.0204 t per square kilometre | 0.059 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2508 t per square kilometre | 0.1705 t per square kilometre | 0.3399 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1914 t per square kilometre | 0.1044 t per square kilometre | 0.2926 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1105 t per square kilometre | 0.0667 t per square kilometre | 0.1497 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0791 t per square kilometre | 0.0616 t per square kilometre | 0.108 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0408 t per square kilometre | 0.0305 t per square kilometre | 0.0549 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0236 t per square kilometre | 0.0083 t per square kilometre | 0.0306 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0372 t per square kilometre | 0.016 t per square kilometre | 0.059 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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 wheat — production, per square kilometre in Ecuador?
- Wheat — production, per square kilometre in Ecuador was 0.016 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — production, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3399 t per square kilometre in 1969.
- What is the lowest wheat — production, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0083 t per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does Ecuador rank for wheat — production, per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 93rd out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wheat — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.