Chile vs Ecuador: Cereal production
Chile
2.56 million tonnes
in 2024
Ecuador
2.79 million tonnes
in 2024
Chile rank
86th
Ecuador rank
83rd
Cereal production over time
- Chile
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 2.79 million tonnes against 2.56 million tonnes in Chile, a difference of 233,650 tonnes.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 86th and Ecuador ranks 83rd of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 6 and Ecuador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.67 million tonnes | 567,851 tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1970s | 1.70 million tonnes | 626,884 tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1980s | 2.21 million tonnes | 977,270 tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1990s | 2.77 million tonnes | 1.75 million tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | Chile |
| 2000s | 3.36 million tonnes | 2.23 million tonnes | 1.13 million tonnes | Chile |
| 2010s | 3.66 million tonnes | 2.57 million tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | Chile |
| 2020s | 2.69 million tonnes | 2.77 million tonnes | 81,738 tonnes | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal production, Chile or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 2.79 million tonnes against 2.56 million tonnes in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal production between Chile and Ecuador?
- 233,650 tonnes, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Ecuador?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Ecuador rank globally for cereal production?
- Chile ranks 86th and Ecuador ranks 83rd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.