Oil yields by crop type in Ecuador
Ecuador: Oil yields by crop type was 0.6007 tonnes per hectare in 2023. ▼ Falling
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.
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 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More energy & mining data for Ecuador
- Fuel imports 25.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 6.9% (2024)
- Gas production 2.91 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 160.42 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 2.91 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 160.42 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 27.5% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 17.0% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 53.5% (2023)
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.