> In 2024 Ecuador produced 1.6 million t of rice (paddy), the 34th largest in the world (0.19% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 41%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/rice/ecuador/

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# Rice (paddy) production in Ecuador

In 2024 Ecuador produced 1.6 million t of rice (paddy), the 34th largest in the world (0.19% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 41%. The record was 1.8 million t in 2004. Area harvested: 402,235 ha, yield 3.9 t/ha.

[Today’s prices](https://husfarm.com/today-price/rice/)[Market prices in Ecuador](https://husfarm.com/country/ecuador/)

Production, 20241.6 million t
World rank34 of 115
10-year change+41%
Record1.8 million t2004

## Rice (paddy) in Ecuador, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Ecuador compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.19%0.15% in 2014
Yield, t/ha3.9world 4.8 (−18%)
kg per person86.0world 100
10-year change+41%world +10%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 32 | [Taiwan](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/taiwan/) | 1,643,000 | 0.20% |
| 33 | [Senegal](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/senegal/) | 1,580,000 | 0.19% |
| 34 | **Ecuador** | 1,560,200 | 0.19% |
| 35 | [Italy](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/italy/) | 1,448,760 | 0.18% |
| 36 | [Sierra Leone](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/sierra-leone/) | 1,390,800 | 0.17% |

[Full ranking of 115 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/)

### Map of world production of rice (paddy)

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 | 1,560,200 | +19% | 402,235 | 3.88 |
| 2023 | 1,313,000 | +4.8% | 343,050 | 3.83 |
| 2022 | 1,252,800 | +3.8% | 337,823 | 3.71 |
| 2021 | 1,207,000 | +13% | 340,300 | 3.55 |
| 2020 | 1,072,400 | +22% | 312,900 | 3.43 |
| 2019 | 882,400 | −19% | 257,300 | 3.43 |
| 2018 | 1,083,300 | −19% | 298,300 | 3.63 |
| 2017 | 1,330,500 | +8.1% | 358,100 | 3.72 |
| 2016 | 1,231,300 | −7.2% | 366,200 | 3.36 |
| 2015 | 1,326,200 | +20% | 375,100 | 3.54 |
| 2014 | 1,107,300 | −9.0% | 354,100 | 3.13 |
| 2013 | 1,216,300 | −3.2% | 396,800 | 3.07 |
| 2012 | 1,256,200 | +5.9% | 371,200 | 3.38 |
| 2011 | 1,185,900 | −13% | 330,000 | 3.59 |
| 2010 | 1,369,100 | −13% | 393,100 | 3.48 |
| 2009 | 1,579,406 | +9.5% | 394,813 | 4.00 |
| 2008 | 1,442,052 | −17% | 354,841 | 4.06 |
| 2007 | 1,734,135 | +16% | 398,151 | 4.36 |
| 2006 | 1,501,238 | +2.1% | 357,558 | 4.20 |
| 2005 | 1,471,064 | −17% | 377,300 | 3.90 |
| 2004 | 1,778,380 | +28% | 421,548 | 4.22 |
| 2003 | 1,384,715 | −3.4% | 357,564 | 3.87 |
| 2002 | 1,432,811 | +14% | 369,798 | 3.87 |
| 2001 | 1,255,990 | +0.8% | 348,886 | 3.60 |
| 2000 | 1,246,634 | −3.3% | 338,652 | 3.68 |
| 1999 | 1,289,684 | +24% | 366,130 | 3.52 |
| 1998 | 1,042,992 | −29% | 325,329 | 3.21 |
| 1997 | 1,471,778 | +5.3% | 410,240 | 3.59 |
| 1996 | 1,398,346 | +8.4% | 392,570 | 3.56 |
| 1995 | 1,290,518 | −9.1% | 395,600 | 3.26 |
| 1994 | 1,420,470 | +15% | 379,960 | 3.74 |
| 1993 | 1,239,762 | +20% | 356,210 | 3.48 |
| 1992 | 1,029,558 | +85% | 309,600 | 3.33 |
| 1991 | 557,346 | −34% | 207,030 | 2.69 |
| 1990 | 840,361 | −3.1% | 269,190 | 3.12 |
| 1989 | 867,395 | −9.1% | 277,590 | 3.12 |
| 1988 | 954,530 | +22% | 287,618 | 3.32 |
| 1987 | 780,776 | +36% | 275,900 | 2.83 |
| 1986 | 575,869 | +45% | 227,843 | 2.53 |
| 1985 | 397,354 | −9.1% | 149,897 | 2.65 |
| 1984 | 437,166 | +60% | 139,080 | 3.14 |
| 1983 | 273,502 | −29% | 94,851 | 2.88 |
| 1982 | 384,356 | −12% | 131,720 | 2.92 |
| 1981 | 434,395 | +14% | 131,275 | 3.31 |
| 1980 | 380,614 | +20% | 126,608 | 3.01 |
| 1979 | 318,471 | +41% | 110,875 | 2.87 |
| 1978 | 225,273 | −31% | 81,300 | 2.77 |
| 1977 | 327,622 | −7.8% | 107,054 | 3.06 |
| 1976 | 355,525 | −2.2% | 134,790 | 2.64 |
| 1975 | 363,675 | +37% | 122,371 | 2.97 |
| 1974 | 266,330 | +14% | 102,687 | 2.59 |
| 1973 | 234,530 | +23% | 84,757 | 2.77 |
| 1972 | 191,425 | −3.2% | 91,393 | 2.09 |
| 1971 | 197,665 | −14% | 56,587 | 3.49 |
| 1970 | 230,090 | −16% | 86,593 | 2.66 |
| 1969 | 274,340 | +87% | 91,672 | 2.99 |
| 1968 | 146,720 | −39% | 111,820 | 1.31 |
| 1967 | 239,980 | −14% | 113,510 | 2.11 |
| 1966 | 278,200 | +4.8% | 110,625 | 2.51 |
| 1965 | 265,545 | +11% | 102,806 | 2.58 |
| 1964 | 239,990 | +14% | 108,911 | 2.20 |
| 1963 | 211,000 | +1.0% | 113,059 | 1.87 |
| 1962 | 209,000 | +3.0% | 111,751 | 1.87 |
| 1961 | 203,000 | — | 94,646 | 2.14 |

## Trade, 2024

Exports5 t USD 5,000
Exporter rank74 of 86
Imports11 t USD 80,000
Importer rank118 of 149
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. [World exporters and importers](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/)

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of rice (paddy) in Ecuador?

Ecuador produced 1.6 million t in 2024, 0.19% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Ecuador rank in the world for production of rice (paddy)?

Ecuador ranked 34th of 115 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 26.6% of the world total.

### How has the production of rice (paddy) in Ecuador changed?

It rose by 41% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +10% for the world. The record was 1.8 million t in 2004.

### What is the yield of rice (paddy) in Ecuador?

3.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1.6 million t from 402,235 ha), against a world average of 4.8 t/ha.

### Does Ecuador export or import rice?

In 2024 Ecuador reported exports of 5 t (USD 5,000) and imports of 11 t (USD 80,000), according to FAOSTAT trade data.

### 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

[India](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/india/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/china/)[Bangladesh](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/bangladesh/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/indonesia/)[Vietnam](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/vietnam/)[Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/thailand/)[Myanmar](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/myanmar/)[Philippines](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/philippines/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/pakistan/)[Cambodia](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/cambodia/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/brazil/)[Japan](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/japan/)
[All countries producing rice (paddy)](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/)

## Other products of Ecuador

[Bananas](https://husfarm.com/production/bananas/ecuador/)[Sugar cane](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/ecuador/)[Oil palm fruit](https://husfarm.com/production/oil-palm-fruit/ecuador/)[Cow milk](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-milk/ecuador/)[Maize](https://husfarm.com/production/maize/ecuador/)[Plantains](https://husfarm.com/production/plantains/ecuador/)[Beer](https://husfarm.com/production/beer/ecuador/)[Chicken meat](https://husfarm.com/production/chicken-meat/ecuador/)[Palm oil](https://husfarm.com/production/palm-oil/ecuador/)[Raw sugar](https://husfarm.com/production/raw-sugar/ecuador/)[Cocoa beans](https://husfarm.com/production/cocoa-beans/ecuador/)[Pineapples](https://husfarm.com/production/pineapples/ecuador/)
[Agricultural production in Ecuador](https://husfarm.com/production/country/ecuador/)

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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