Ecuador vs Sweden: Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses
Ecuador
0.7%
in 2023
Sweden
0.9%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
100th
Sweden rank
97th
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses over time
- Ecuador
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.9% against 0.7% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 100th and Sweden ranks 97th of 181 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 0.1% | 2.2% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 9.6% | 0.6% | 9.0% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 12.6% | 0.7% | 11.8% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 15.7% | 1.1% | 14.6% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 0.7% | 24.8% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 0.8% | 8.4% | 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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.9% against 0.7% in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of cereals allocated to industrial uses between Ecuador and Sweden?
- 0.2%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Sweden rank globally for share of cereals allocated to industrial uses?
- Ecuador ranks 100th and Sweden ranks 97th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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
Share of cereals available for domestic consumption β after accounting for trade β 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.