Ecuador vs Namibia: Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses

Ecuador
0.7%
in 2023
Namibia
0.7%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
99th
Namibia rank
100th

Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses over time

  • Ecuador
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Namibia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 99th and Namibia ranks 100th of 180 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Namibia Difference Ahead
1960s 2.4% 0.0% 2.4% Ecuador
1970s 9.6% 0.0% 9.6% Ecuador
1980s 12.6% 0.0% 12.6% Ecuador
1990s 15.7% 0.5% 15.3% Ecuador
2000s 25.5% 0.2% 25.3% Ecuador
2010s 9.2% 1.1% 8.1% Ecuador
2020s 1.8% 0.9% 0.9% Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of cereals allocated to industrial uses, Ecuador or Namibia?
Ecuador, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of cereals allocated to industrial uses between Ecuador and Namibia?
0.0%, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Namibia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Namibia rank globally for share of cereals allocated to industrial uses?
Ecuador ranks 99th and Namibia ranks 100th of 180 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 Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
181 places, 9,505 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Share of cereals available for domestic consumption – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to other purposes (primarily industrial uses such as biofuel production), relative to the total allocated to human food, animal feed, and other uses. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.