Oil palm fruit yields in Ecuador
Ecuador: Oil palm fruit yields was 16.87 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.87 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 13.3%
World rank
6th
of 44 countries
All-time high
16.87 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
5.95 tonnes per hectare
in 1976
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Oil palm fruit 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
The most recent figure for oil palm fruit yields in Ecuador is 16.87 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm fruit yields in Ecuador peaked at 16.87 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.95 tonnes per hectare, in 1976.
That places Ecuador 6th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Oil palm fruit yields in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.96 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 6.1 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 6.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 6.06 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 5.97 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 6.06 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 5.95 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 6 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 6.06 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 6 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6.06 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 6.15 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 6.43 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 6.41 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 5.95 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 8.75 tonnes per hectare | +47.0% |
| 1978 | 6.2 tonnes per hectare | -29.2% |
| 1979 | 9.34 tonnes per hectare | +50.6% |
| 1980 | 9.54 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 11.54 tonnes per hectare | +20.9% |
| 1982 | 11.54 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 12.41 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 12.76 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 13.37 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 14.95 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 1987 | 14.3 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 12.84 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 1989 | 16.31 tonnes per hectare | +27.1% |
| 1990 | 14.27 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 1991 | 9.65 tonnes per hectare | -32.4% |
| 1992 | 13.8 tonnes per hectare | +43.1% |
| 1993 | 14.49 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 12.52 tonnes per hectare | -13.6% |
| 1995 | 10.98 tonnes per hectare | -12.3% |
| 1996 | 12.14 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 11.94 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 15.66 tonnes per hectare | +31.1% |
| 1999 | 10.58 tonnes per hectare | -32.4% |
| 2000 | 11.78 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 11.39 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 8.94 tonnes per hectare | -21.5% |
| 2003 | 10.4 tonnes per hectare | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 9.92 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 11.06 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 11.67 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 12.46 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 14.74 tonnes per hectare | +18.4% |
| 2009 | 11.39 tonnes per hectare | -22.8% |
| 2010 | 14.73 tonnes per hectare | +29.4% |
| 2011 | 10.35 tonnes per hectare | -29.7% |
| 2012 | 13.34 tonnes per hectare | +28.9% |
| 2013 | 10.59 tonnes per hectare | -20.6% |
| 2014 | 12.75 tonnes per hectare | +20.4% |
| 2015 | 14.38 tonnes per hectare | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 11.84 tonnes per hectare | -17.7% |
| 2017 | 12.59 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 12.44 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 11.33 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 12.98 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 2021 | 15.86 tonnes per hectare | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 16.24 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 14.89 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 16.87 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 16.87 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.39 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 16.87 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.39 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.03 tonnes per hectare | 5.95 tonnes per hectare | 6.1 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.73 tonnes per hectare | 5.95 tonnes per hectare | 9.34 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.96 tonnes per hectare | 9.54 tonnes per hectare | 16.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.6 tonnes per hectare | 9.65 tonnes per hectare | 15.66 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.38 tonnes per hectare | 8.94 tonnes per hectare | 14.74 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.43 tonnes per hectare | 10.35 tonnes per hectare | 14.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.37 tonnes per hectare | 12.98 tonnes per hectare | 16.87 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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 palm fruit yields in Ecuador?
- Oil palm fruit yields in Ecuador was 16.87 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 oil palm fruit yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 16.87 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest oil palm fruit yields recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.95 tonnes per hectare in 1976.
- How does Ecuador rank for oil palm fruit yields?
- Ecuador ranks 6th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil palm fruit yields rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. 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 Oil palm fruit yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.