> In 2024 Ecuador produced 84,768 t of cassava, the 55th largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 24%.

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# Cassava production in Ecuador

In 2024 Ecuador produced 84,768 t of cassava, the 55th largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 24%. The record was 424,000 t in 1974. Area harvested: 11,636 ha, yield 7.3 t/ha.

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Production, 202484,768 t
World rank55 of 94
10-year change−24%
Record424,000 t1974

## Cassava in Ecuador, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Ecuador compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.02%0.04% in 2014
Yield, t/ha7.3world 10.2 (−28%)
kg per person4.67world 41.9
10-year change−24%world +18%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 53 | [Somalia](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/somalia/) | 98,460 | 0.03% |
| 54 | [Costa Rica](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/costa-rica/) | 91,505 | 0.03% |
| 55 | **Ecuador** | 84,768 | 0.02% |
| 56 | [Equatorial Guinea](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/equatorial-guinea/) | 77,190 | 0.02% |
| 57 | [Comoros](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/comoros/) | 58,917 | 0.02% |

[Full ranking of 94 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/)

### Map of world production of cassava

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Ecuador is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 84,768 | −29% | 11,636 | 7.28 |
| 2023 | 119,431 | −18% | 18,970 | 6.30 |
| 2022 | 146,300 | +52% | 17,697 | 8.27 |
| 2021 | 96,210 | +50% | 17,475 | 5.51 |
| 2020 | 64,273 | −8.0% | 14,962 | 4.30 |
| 2019 | 69,863 | −9.1% | 13,601 | 5.14 |
| 2018 | 76,892 | −25% | 12,756 | 6.03 |
| 2017 | 102,526 | +13% | 17,075 | 6.00 |
| 2016 | 90,726 | +21% | 18,045 | 5.03 |
| 2015 | 75,200 | −32% | 17,904 | 4.20 |
| 2014 | 111,294 | +143% | 18,770 | 5.93 |
| 2013 | 45,769 | −35% | 18,226 | 2.51 |
| 2012 | 70,945 | +37% | 15,620 | 4.54 |
| 2011 | 51,680 | −4.0% | 18,232 | 2.83 |
| 2010 | 53,857 | −19% | 16,813 | 3.20 |
| 2009 | 66,299 | −35% | 21,256 | 3.12 |
| 2008 | 102,277 | +38% | 19,964 | 5.12 |
| 2007 | 74,241 | +7.0% | 16,459 | 4.51 |
| 2006 | 69,397 | −31% | 20,245 | 3.43 |
| 2005 | 100,229 | +13% | 22,677 | 4.42 |
| 2004 | 88,601 | +3.4% | 22,373 | 3.96 |
| 2003 | 85,678 | −9.4% | 21,453 | 3.99 |
| 2002 | 94,521 | +12% | 23,540 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 84,307 | −0.8% | 22,186 | 3.80 |
| 2000 | 84,971 | +6.2% | 24,341 | 3.49 |
| 1999 | 80,000 | +7.5% | 20,000 | 4.00 |
| 1998 | 74,410 | +0.2% | 15,111 | 4.92 |
| 1997 | 74,255 | −1.9% | 19,760 | 3.76 |
| 1996 | 75,689 | +0.0% | 20,000 | 3.78 |
| 1995 | 75,683 | −2.3% | 20,760 | 3.65 |
| 1994 | 77,490 | +1.5% | 18,960 | 4.09 |
| 1993 | 76,337 | +0.1% | 21,050 | 3.63 |
| 1992 | 76,258 | −16% | 20,680 | 3.69 |
| 1991 | 90,279 | −33% | 19,120 | 4.72 |
| 1990 | 134,245 | +18% | 24,590 | 5.46 |
| 1989 | 113,551 | −7.8% | 21,950 | 5.17 |
| 1988 | 123,145 | −6.1% | 20,850 | 5.91 |
| 1987 | 131,190 | +11% | 22,400 | 5.86 |
| 1986 | 118,015 | −48% | 19,911 | 5.93 |
| 1985 | 228,808 | −4.4% | 22,212 | 10.30 |
| 1984 | 239,221 | +23% | 23,993 | 9.97 |
| 1983 | 194,794 | +5.9% | 20,103 | 9.69 |
| 1982 | 183,936 | −22% | 19,926 | 9.23 |
| 1981 | 236,789 | +3.3% | 26,000 | 9.11 |
| 1980 | 229,313 | +26% | 25,174 | 9.11 |
| 1979 | 182,655 | +8.7% | 20,039 | 9.11 |
| 1978 | 167,989 | −25% | 23,818 | 7.05 |
| 1977 | 223,545 | −36% | 31,023 | 7.21 |
| 1976 | 348,394 | −1.4% | 33,180 | 10.50 |
| 1975 | 353,517 | −17% | 34,565 | 10.23 |
| 1974 | 424,000 | +19% | 48,895 | 8.67 |
| 1973 | 354,900 | −5.8% | 35,800 | 9.91 |
| 1972 | 376,889 | −1.6% | 40,670 | 9.27 |
| 1971 | 383,015 | +3.1% | 37,045 | 10.34 |
| 1970 | 371,371 | −4.8% | 34,795 | 10.67 |
| 1969 | 390,177 | +67% | 34,600 | 11.28 |
| 1968 | 234,017 | −28% | 26,680 | 8.77 |
| 1967 | 322,932 | +17% | 27,145 | 11.90 |
| 1966 | 275,970 | +8.9% | 27,548 | 10.02 |
| 1965 | 253,508 | +34% | 25,018 | 10.13 |
| 1964 | 188,575 | −9.9% | 24,132 | 7.81 |
| 1963 | 209,210 | −1.4% | 26,642 | 7.85 |
| 1962 | 212,158 | −3.9% | 22,991 | 9.23 |
| 1961 | 220,800 | — | 25,263 | 8.74 |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of cassava in Ecuador?

Ecuador produced 84,768 t in 2024, 0.02% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Ecuador rank in the world for production of cassava?

Ecuador ranked 55th of 94 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Nigeria with 18.3% of the world total.

### How has the production of cassava in Ecuador changed?

It fell by 24% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +18% for the world. The record was 424,000 t in 1974.

### What is the yield of cassava in Ecuador?

7.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (84,768 t from 11,636 ha), against a world average of 10.2 t/ha.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/nigeria/)[DR Congo](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/dr-congo/)[Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/thailand/)[Ghana](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/ghana/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/brazil/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/indonesia/)[Cambodia](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/cambodia/)[Angola](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/angola/)[Vietnam](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/vietnam/)[Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/tanzania/)[Mozambique](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/mozambique/)[Côte d'Ivoire](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/cote-divoire/)
[All countries producing cassava](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/)

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Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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