Yields of key staple crops in Ecuador
Ecuador: Yields of key staple crops was 2.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops 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, yields of key staple crops in Ecuador stood at 2.4 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 143.1% on the previous year and up 113.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Ecuador peaked at 2.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5696 tonnes per hectare, in 1991.
Ecuador ranks 84th of 125 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8961 tonnes per hectare | 0.6681 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9665 tonnes per hectare | 0.85 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9474 tonnes per hectare | 0.6665 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6503 tonnes per hectare | 0.5696 tonnes per hectare | 0.7967 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.733 tonnes per hectare | 0.5696 tonnes per hectare | 0.8617 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 0.7064 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 0.9854 tonnes per hectare | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.7% (2025)
- Rural population 6.70 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 36.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 696,223 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of key staple crops in Ecuador?
- Yields of key staple crops in Ecuador was 2.4 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 yields of key staple crops recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5696 tonnes per hectare in 1991.
- How does Ecuador rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Ecuador ranks 84th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.8%. 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 Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.