> In 2024 Ecuador produced 336,937 t of all roots and tubers, the 110th largest in the world (0.04% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 40%.

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# All roots and tubers production in Ecuador

In 2024 Ecuador produced 336,937 t of all roots and tubers, the 110th largest in the world (0.04% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 40%. The record was 1.1 million t in 1971. Area harvested: 38,047 ha, yield 8.9 t/ha.

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Production, 2024336,937 t
World rank110 of 192
10-year change−40%
Record1.1 million t1971

## All roots and tubers in Ecuador, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Ecuador compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.04%0.07% in 2014
Yield, t/ha8.9world 13.1 (−33%)
kg per person18.6world 116
10-year change−40%world +13%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 108 | [Norway](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/norway/) | 354,900 | 0.04% |
| 109 | [Armenia](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/armenia/) | 337,683 | 0.04% |
| 110 | **Ecuador** | 336,937 | 0.04% |
| 111 | [Greece](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/greece/) | 332,910 | 0.04% |
| 112 | [Taiwan](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/taiwan/) | 318,055 | 0.03% |

[Full ranking of 192 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/)

### Map of world production of roots and tubers

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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 | 336,937 | −18% | 38,047 | 8.86 |
| 2023 | 412,488 | −3.8% | 49,676 | 8.30 |
| 2022 | 428,751 | +15% | 48,359 | 8.87 |
| 2021 | 371,868 | −26% | 49,285 | 7.55 |
| 2020 | 503,717 | +34% | 52,510 | 9.59 |
| 2019 | 376,222 | −0.1% | 46,096 | 8.16 |
| 2018 | 376,678 | −26% | 47,535 | 7.92 |
| 2017 | 509,939 | −6.0% | 59,107 | 8.63 |
| 2016 | 542,425 | +7.7% | 59,589 | 9.10 |
| 2015 | 503,668 | −10% | 60,064 | 8.39 |
| 2014 | 560,536 | +34% | 63,822 | 8.78 |
| 2013 | 419,367 | +9.5% | 76,954 | 5.45 |
| 2012 | 383,140 | −8.6% | 60,775 | 6.30 |
| 2011 | 419,204 | −9.7% | 72,665 | 5.77 |
| 2010 | 464,062 | +25% | 70,870 | 6.55 |
| 2009 | 372,689 | −3.9% | 78,954 | 4.72 |
| 2008 | 387,823 | −5.0% | 71,393 | 5.43 |
| 2007 | 408,162 | −8.1% | 70,794 | 5.77 |
| 2006 | 444,190 | −2.0% | 78,358 | 5.67 |
| 2005 | 453,287 | −11% | 76,947 | 5.89 |
| 2004 | 510,989 | +8.3% | 84,189 | 6.07 |
| 2003 | 471,955 | +32% | 75,764 | 6.23 |
| 2002 | 358,851 | −33% | 80,814 | 4.44 |
| 2001 | 531,805 | +61% | 70,583 | 7.53 |
| 2000 | 331,184 | −49% | 69,937 | 4.74 |
| 1999 | 649,967 | +5.8% | 83,438 | 7.79 |
| 1998 | 614,449 | −8.3% | 75,978 | 8.09 |
| 1997 | 670,425 | +5.5% | 87,958 | 7.62 |
| 1996 | 635,225 | +14% | 89,198 | 7.12 |
| 1995 | 558,218 | −10% | 91,400 | 6.11 |
| 1994 | 621,619 | +21% | 89,000 | 6.98 |
| 1993 | 512,533 | −12% | 81,350 | 6.30 |
| 1992 | 582,456 | +86% | 88,470 | 6.58 |
| 1991 | 313,960 | −40% | 53,170 | 5.90 |
| 1990 | 526,440 | +4.8% | 78,527 | 6.70 |
| 1989 | 502,095 | +3.5% | 74,880 | 6.71 |
| 1988 | 484,988 | −4.4% | 72,020 | 6.73 |
| 1987 | 507,196 | −3.6% | 82,595 | 6.14 |
| 1986 | 526,047 | −21% | 77,180 | 6.82 |
| 1985 | 669,759 | +0.7% | 62,339 | 10.74 |
| 1984 | 665,286 | +22% | 64,253 | 10.35 |
| 1983 | 545,382 | −13% | 53,477 | 10.20 |
| 1982 | 629,622 | −1.9% | 60,524 | 10.40 |
| 1981 | 641,895 | +14% | 61,277 | 10.48 |
| 1980 | 564,119 | +25% | 59,777 | 9.44 |
| 1979 | 450,586 | −16% | 50,784 | 8.87 |
| 1978 | 538,133 | −20% | 58,210 | 9.24 |
| 1977 | 669,330 | −24% | 72,071 | 9.29 |
| 1976 | 886,188 | −0.0% | 80,905 | 10.95 |
| 1975 | 886,478 | −7.3% | 79,802 | 11.11 |
| 1974 | 955,957 | +4.1% | 93,143 | 10.26 |
| 1973 | 918,469 | +4.7% | 84,272 | 10.90 |
| 1972 | 877,153 | −19% | 84,080 | 10.43 |
| 1971 | 1,088,586 | +16% | 95,384 | 11.41 |
| 1970 | 940,628 | +7.5% | 87,365 | 10.77 |
| 1969 | 875,174 | +14% | 81,287 | 10.77 |
| 1968 | 770,930 | +3.4% | 80,566 | 9.57 |
| 1967 | 745,374 | +16% | 80,012 | 9.32 |
| 1966 | 644,910 | −4.2% | 78,071 | 8.26 |
| 1965 | 673,379 | +25% | 76,657 | 8.78 |
| 1964 | 540,308 | +5.3% | 70,839 | 7.63 |
| 1963 | 513,100 | −6.7% | 66,971 | 7.66 |
| 1962 | 550,083 | +5.0% | 64,210 | 8.57 |
| 1961 | 523,667 | — | 65,829 | 7.95 |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of roots and tubers in Ecuador?

Ecuador produced 336,937 t in 2024, 0.04% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Ecuador rank in the world for production of roots and tubers?

Ecuador ranked 110th of 192 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 16.2% of the world total.

### How has the production of roots and tubers in Ecuador changed?

It fell by 40% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 1.1 million t in 1971.

### What is the yield of roots and tubers in Ecuador?

8.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (336,937 t from 38,047 ha), against a world average of 13.1 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

[China](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/china/)[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/nigeria/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/india/)[DR Congo](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/dr-congo/)[Ghana](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/ghana/)[Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/thailand/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/brazil/)[Ukraine](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/ukraine/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/united-states/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/indonesia/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/russia/)[Côte d'Ivoire](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/cote-divoire/)
[All countries producing all roots and tubers](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/)

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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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