FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Quinoa production in Ecuador
In 2024 Ecuador produced 1,129 t of quinoa, the 3rd largest in the world (0.68% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 70%. The record was 12,707 t in 2015. Area harvested: 800 ha, yield 1.4 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 1,129 t
- World rank
- 3 of 4
- 10-year change
- −70%
- Record
- 12,707 t
- 2015
Quinoa in Ecuador, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,129 | +199% | 800 | 1.41 |
| 2023 | 378 | −57% | 458 | 0.83 |
| 2022 | 884 | −40% | 837 | 1.06 |
| 2021 | 1,482 | −70% | 2,390 | 0.62 |
| 2020 | 4,903 | +8.8% | 5,267 | 0.93 |
| 2019 | 4,505 | +110% | 2,559 | 1.76 |
| 2018 | 2,146 | +67% | 2,048 | 1.05 |
| 2017 | 1,286 | −67% | 882 | 1.46 |
| 2016 | 3,903 | −69% | 2,214 | 1.76 |
| 2015 | 12,707 | +242% | 7,148 | 1.78 |
| 2014 | 3,711 | +48% | 4,122 | 0.90 |
| 2013 | 2,515 | +8.3% | 2,591 | 0.97 |
| 2012 | 2,323 | +12% | 2,552 | 0.91 |
| 2011 | 2,073 | +13% | 2,384 | 0.87 |
| 2010 | 1,833 | +129% | 2,170 | 0.84 |
| 2009 | 800 | +8.0% | 1,100 | 0.73 |
| 2008 | 741 | +7.4% | 1,000 | 0.74 |
| 2007 | 690 | +4.5% | 980 | 0.70 |
| 2006 | 660 | +1.2% | 950 | 0.69 |
| 2005 | 652 | +1.7% | 929 | 0.70 |
| 2004 | 641 | +24% | 918 | 0.70 |
| 2003 | 519 | +77% | 1,000 | 0.52 |
| 2002 | 294 | −8.1% | 600 | 0.49 |
| 2001 | 320 | −51% | 650 | 0.49 |
| 2000 | 650 | −31% | 1,300 | 0.50 |
| 1999 | 938 | 0.0% | 1,800 | 0.52 |
| 1998 | 938 | +209% | 1,800 | 0.52 |
| 1997 | 304 | −45% | 600 | 0.51 |
| 1996 | 555 | +36% | 1,100 | 0.50 |
| 1995 | 408 | +13% | 1,210 | 0.34 |
| 1994 | 362 | −27% | 660 | 0.55 |
| 1993 | 493 | −51% | 1,000 | 0.49 |
| 1992 | 1,001 | +122% | 2,030 | 0.49 |
| 1991 | 450 | −33% | 1,070 | 0.42 |
| 1990 | 675 | +43% | 889 | 0.76 |
| 1989 | 471 | −15% | 870 | 0.54 |
| 1988 | 556 | +80% | 1,230 | 0.45 |
| 1987 | 309 | +197% | 361 | 0.86 |
| 1986 | 104 | +235% | 177 | 0.59 |
| 1985 | 31 | +41% | 69 | 0.45 |
| 1984 | 22 | +57% | 54 | 0.41 |
| 1983 | 14 | +27% | 40 | 0.35 |
| 1982 | 11 | −89% | 27 | 0.41 |
| 1981 | 100 | −80% | 270 | 0.37 |
| 1980 | 500 | −50% | 1,300 | 0.38 |
| 1979 | 1,000 | −33% | 2,700 | 0.37 |
| 1978 | 1,500 | 0.0% | 3,000 | 0.50 |
| 1977 | 1,500 | 0.0% | 3,000 | 0.50 |
| 1976 | 1,500 | +15% | 2,000 | 0.75 |
| 1975 | 1,300 | +18% | 1,800 | 0.72 |
| 1974 | 1,100 | +57% | 1,600 | 0.69 |
| 1973 | 700 | −5.4% | 1,000 | 0.70 |
| 1972 | 740 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 0.74 |
| 1971 | 740 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 0.74 |
| 1970 | 740 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 0.74 |
| 1969 | 740 | −3.6% | 1,000 | 0.74 |
| 1968 | 768 | −4.0% | 1,000 | 0.77 |
| 1967 | 800 | −8.3% | 1,100 | 0.73 |
| 1966 | 872 | −0.7% | 1,200 | 0.73 |
| 1965 | 878 | −37% | 1,180 | 0.74 |
| 1964 | 1,403 | −38% | 4,557 | 0.31 |
| 1963 | 2,252 | −5.6% | 2,586 | 0.87 |
| 1962 | 2,385 | +222% | 2,750 | 0.87 |
| 1961 | 741 | — | 1,945 | 0.38 |
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.