Oil yields by crop type in Ecuador
Ecuador: Oil yields by crop type was 0.6007 tonnes per hectare in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.6007 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
10th
of 59 countries
All-time high
1.63 tonnes per hectare
in 1963
All-time low
0.45 tonnes per hectare
in 2009
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Oil yields by crop type in Ecuador, 1961–2023
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 2023, oil yields by crop type in Ecuador stood at 0.6007 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil yields by crop type in Ecuador peaked at 1.63 tonnes per hectare in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.45 tonnes per hectare, in 2009.
Ecuador ranks 10th of 59 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Oil yields by crop type in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | +19.9% |
| 1964 | 0.8136 tonnes per hectare | -50.1% |
| 1965 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +31.6% |
| 1966 | 0.9797 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 1967 | 0.9805 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1969 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +22.1% |
| 1975 | 0.8454 tonnes per hectare | -35.6% |
| 1976 | 0.9174 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +11.2% |
| 1978 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +33.8% |
| 1979 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +13.9% |
| 1981 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 1983 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | +17.7% |
| 1989 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -18.3% |
| 1990 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +21.0% |
| 1991 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -26.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9812 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9625 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +15.0% |
| 1995 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -11.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9674 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6906 tonnes per hectare | -28.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5426 tonnes per hectare | -21.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5201 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6401 tonnes per hectare | +23.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5803 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5373 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6083 tonnes per hectare | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5634 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.582 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5687 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5441 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.45 tonnes per hectare | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6101 tonnes per hectare | +35.6% |
| 2011 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +97.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6627 tonnes per hectare | -45.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6583 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6791 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6804 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6112 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6099 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5973 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5348 tonnes per hectare | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 0.544 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5274 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6059 tonnes per hectare | +14.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6007 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.6007 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2242 tonnes per hectare, 2.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.6007 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2121 tonnes per hectare, 2.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil yields by crop type 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +97.4% | 0.6101 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.8136 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 0.8454 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.5426 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5594 tonnes per hectare | 0.45 tonnes per hectare | 0.6401 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6848 tonnes per hectare | 0.5348 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5695 tonnes per hectare | 0.5274 tonnes per hectare | 0.6059 tonnes per hectare | 4 |
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More energy & mining data for Ecuador
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 25.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil yields by crop type in Ecuador?
- Oil yields by crop type in Ecuador was 0.6007 tonnes per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil yields by crop type recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- What is the lowest oil yields by crop type recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.45 tonnes per hectare in 2009.
- How does Ecuador rank for oil yields by crop type?
- Ecuador ranks 10th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oil yields by crop type rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Oil yields by crop type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average amount of coconut oil produced per hectare of coconut crops harvested. Note that this calculates the oil yield per hectare, which is different from the yield of the total crop, because not all of the crop can be used for oil.