FAOSTAT · 1961–2024

Barley production in Ecuador

In 2024 Ecuador produced 10,462 t of barley, the 84th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 28%. The record was 130,020 t in 1963. Area harvested: 6,637 ha, yield 1.6 t/ha.

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Production, 2024: 10,462 t
World rank: 84 of 100
10-year change: −28%
Record: 130,020 t; 1963

Barley in Ecuador, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

By year

Year	Tonnes	Change	Area harvested, ha	Yield, t/ha
2024	10,462	+23%	6,637	1.58
2023	8,519	−24%	5,920	1.44
2022	11,155	−24%	7,636	1.46
2021	14,681	+4.1%	9,707	1.51
2020	14,107	+4.9%	11,155	1.26
2019	13,450	−1.6%	9,198	1.46
2018	13,674	+1.2%	9,479	1.44
2017	13,513	−47%	11,209	1.21
2016	25,414	+185%	17,320	1.47
2015	8,927	−38%	10,300	0.87
2014	14,490	−32%	15,688	0.92
2013	21,154	+93%	26,325	0.80
2012	10,962	−56%	20,017	0.55
2011	24,704	+32%	28,806	0.86
2010	18,733	−13%	26,374	0.71
2009	21,423	+19%	35,254	0.61
2008	17,954	−27%	32,790	0.55
2007	24,762	+5.6%	38,825	0.64
2006	23,438	+2.3%	37,379	0.63
2005	22,914	+4.0%	40,536	0.57
2004	22,037	−3.2%	34,286	0.64
2003	22,763	+7.2%	37,009	0.62
2002	21,240	−19%	45,860	0.46
2001	26,361	+4.9%	44,680	0.59
2000	25,121	−25%	44,772	0.56
1999	33,629	−6.0%	48,312	0.70
1998	35,777	+11%	43,007	0.83
1997	32,362	−1.7%	55,890	0.58
1996	32,935	+4.0%	56,060	0.59
1995	31,683	−2.2%	48,680	0.65
1994	32,406	−27%	55,700	0.58
1993	44,309	−1.3%	63,540	0.70
1992	44,908	+24%	61,930	0.73
1991	36,248	−14%	48,650	0.75
1990	42,249	−24%	53,110	0.80
1989	55,937	+10%	54,540	1.03
1988	50,820	+17%	61,090	0.83
1987	43,480	−0.8%	61,400	0.71
1986	43,831	+64%	64,236	0.68
1985	26,723	+7.1%	29,444	0.91
1984	24,952	−16%	30,702	0.81
1983	29,659	−16%	29,756	1.00
1982	35,435	+31%	33,921	1.04
1981	27,090	+11%	28,897	0.94
1980	24,350	+18%	26,244	0.93
1979	20,718	−4.8%	30,774	0.67
1978	21,760	−47%	32,000	0.68
1977	40,776	−35%	60,000	0.68
1976	62,872	+0.1%	71,600	0.88
1975	62,801	+12%	71,558	0.88
1974	56,148	−29%	60,844	0.92
1973	79,383	+8.2%	93,178	0.85
1972	73,387	+6.8%	118,957	0.62
1971	68,691	−14%	119,971	0.57
1970	79,887	+2.9%	133,920	0.60
1969	77,659	+2.2%	125,650	0.62
1968	76,008	−6.6%	135,031	0.56
1967	81,421	+5.9%	144,036	0.57
1966	76,886	−17%	143,215	0.54
1965	92,983	+15%	157,035	0.59
1964	80,788	−38%	163,759	0.49
1963	130,020	+23%	164,793	0.79
1962	106,056	+51%	150,865	0.70
1961	70,352	—	93,015	0.76

Other large producers

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All countries producing barley

Other products of Ecuador

Bananas Sugar cane Oil palm fruit Cow milk Rice (paddy)Maize Plantains Beer Chicken meat Palm oil Raw sugar Cocoa beans

Agricultural production in Ecuador

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.