Ecuador vs Tanzania: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?

Ecuador
1.96 million tonnes
in 2023
Tanzania
2.06 million tonnes
in 2023
Ecuador rank
68th
Tanzania rank
65th

Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time

  • Ecuador
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 2.06 million tonnes against 1.96 million tonnes in Ecuador, a difference of 104,000 tonnes.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tanzania ahead.

Ecuador ranks 68th and Tanzania ranks 65th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 65,222 tonnes 88,222 tonnes 23,000 tonnes Tanzania
1970s 176,700 tonnes 186,600 tonnes 9,900 tonnes Tanzania
1980s 389,400 tonnes 257,200 tonnes 132,200 tonnes Ecuador
1990s 530,400 tonnes 291,700 tonnes 238,700 tonnes Ecuador
2000s 956,600 tonnes 800,900 tonnes 155,700 tonnes Ecuador
2010s 1.43 million tonnes 1.05 million tonnes 381,000 tonnes Ecuador
2020s 1.96 million tonnes 1.28 million tonnes 680,000 tonnes Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Ecuador or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 2.06 million tonnes against 1.96 million tonnes in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Ecuador and Tanzania?
104,000 tonnes, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Tanzania?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Tanzania rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
Ecuador ranks 68th and Tanzania ranks 65th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.