Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Ecuador
Ecuador: Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 53.46 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 53.46 for potatoes — gross production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.6% on the previous year and down 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross production index number in Ecuador peaked at 164.54 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 51.85, in 1991.
Ecuador ranks 136th of 143 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 65.47 | — |
| 1962 | 73.8 | +12.7% |
| 1963 | 66.46 | -9.9% |
| 1964 | 78.29 | +17.8% |
| 1965 | 95.62 | +22.1% |
| 1966 | 83.88 | -12.3% |
| 1967 | 96.34 | +14.9% |
| 1968 | 123.48 | +28.2% |
| 1969 | 110.38 | -10.6% |
| 1970 | 130.96 | +18.6% |
| 1971 | 164.54 | +25.6% |
| 1972 | 114.41 | -30.5% |
| 1973 | 130.33 | +13.9% |
| 1974 | 121.66 | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 120.7 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 120.61 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 100.79 | -16.4% |
| 1978 | 82.95 | -17.7% |
| 1979 | 61.52 | -25.8% |
| 1980 | 78.13 | +27.0% |
| 1981 | 94.65 | +21.1% |
| 1982 | 100.65 | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 75.9 | -24.6% |
| 1984 | 94.16 | +24.1% |
| 1985 | 102.29 | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 93.94 | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 85.55 | -8.9% |
| 1988 | 81.75 | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 87.55 | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 89.09 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 51.85 | -41.8% |
| 1992 | 120.14 | +131.7% |
| 1993 | 103.56 | -13.8% |
| 1994 | 128.47 | +24.1% |
| 1995 | 114.38 | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 132.42 | +15.8% |
| 1997 | 142.78 | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 129.1 | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 136 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 57.94 | -57.4% |
| 2001 | 106.69 | +84.1% |
| 2002 | 62.22 | -41.7% |
| 2003 | 92.27 | +48.3% |
| 2004 | 99.91 | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 81.93 | -18.0% |
| 2006 | 87.21 | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 76.67 | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 64.47 | -15.9% |
| 2009 | 69.32 | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 93.49 | +34.9% |
| 2011 | 81.95 | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 68.91 | -15.9% |
| 2013 | 83.61 | +21.3% |
| 2014 | 101.77 | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 96.08 | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 102.14 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 91.18 | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 65.07 | -28.6% |
| 2019 | 66.55 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 98.69 | +48.3% |
| 2021 | 59.16 | -40.1% |
| 2022 | 60.77 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 63.34 | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 53.46 | -15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.19 | 65.47 | 123.48 | 9 |
| 1970s | 114.85 | 61.52 | 164.54 | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.46 | 75.9 | 102.29 | 10 |
| 1990s | 114.78 | 51.85 | 142.78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.86 | 57.94 | 106.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.08 | 65.07 | 102.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.08 | 53.46 | 98.69 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4287 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 9.7 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 9.7 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — gross production index number in Ecuador?
- Potatoes — gross production index number in Ecuador was 53.46 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 164.54 in 1971.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.85 in 1991.
- How does Ecuador rank for potatoes — gross production index number?
- Ecuador ranks 136th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.