Starchy Roots — Food in Ecuador
Ecuador: Starchy Roots — Food was 412 1000 t in 2023. ▬ Flat
Starchy Roots — Food in Ecuador, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 412 1000 t for starchy roots — food in 2023.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food in Ecuador peaked at 510 1000 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 365 1000 t, in 2019.
Ecuador ranks 98th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Starchy Roots — Food in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 389 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 381 1000 t | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 394 1000 t | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 384 1000 t | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 477 1000 t | +24.2% |
| 2015 | 433 1000 t | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 510 1000 t | +17.8% |
| 2017 | 481 1000 t | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 434 1000 t | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 365 1000 t | -15.9% |
| 2020 | 487 1000 t | +33.4% |
| 2021 | 367 1000 t | -24.6% |
| 2022 | 431 1000 t | +17.4% |
| 2023 | 412 1000 t | -4.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 412 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 388 1000 t, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 412 1000 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 168.5 1000 t, 2.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 424.8 1000 t | 365 1000 t | 510 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 424.25 1000 t | 367 1000 t | 487 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 95 Tajikistan 425 1000 t compare
- 96 Syrian Arab Republic 416 1000 t compare
- 96 Syria 416 1000 t compare
- 99 Gabon 406 1000 t compare
- 99 Denmark 406 1000 t compare
- 101 Switzerland 396 1000 t compare
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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share 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 starchy roots — food in Ecuador?
- Starchy roots — food in Ecuador was 412 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 510 1000 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 365 1000 t in 2019.
- How does Ecuador rank for starchy roots — food?
- Ecuador ranks 98th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Starchy Roots — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.