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

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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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 3 Guatemala 18.15 tonnes per hectare compare
  2. 4 Benin 17.95 tonnes per hectare compare
  3. 5 Indonesia 16.97 tonnes per hectare compare
  4. 7 Costa Rica 16.4 tonnes per hectare compare
  5. 8 Nicaragua 15.36 tonnes per hectare compare
  6. 9 Colombia 15.3 tonnes per hectare compare

See the full ranking of 44 places →

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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.

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About this data

Indicator
Oil palm fruit yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
44 places, 2,605 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.