Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty
Costa Rica
3,807 kg per hectare
in 2024
Ecuador
4,007 kg per hectare
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
70th
Ecuador rank
67th
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 4,007 kg per hectare against 3,807 kg per hectare in Costa Rica, a difference of 200 kg per hectare.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 70th and Ecuador ranks 67th of 180 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,530 kg per hectare | 1,937 kg per hectare | 1,592 kg per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3,518 kg per hectare | 2,694 kg per hectare | 824.04 kg per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3,787 kg per hectare | 3,233 kg per hectare | 554.24 kg per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3,997 kg per hectare | 3,926 kg per hectare | 70.88 kg per hectare | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 4,007 kg per hectare against 3,807 kg per hectare in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 200 kg per hectare, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Costa Rica ranks 70th and Ecuador ranks 67th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.