Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Ecuador
Ecuador: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value was 1,461 1000 SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Ecuador, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 SLC.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 1,461 1000 SLC for sweet potatoes — gross production value in 2024.
That represents a change of down 16.2% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production value in Ecuador peaked at 1,743 1000 SLC in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2 1000 SLC, in 1992.
That places Ecuador 75th out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | 1000 SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3 1000 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 2 1000 SLC | -33.3% |
| 1993 | 3 1000 SLC | +50.0% |
| 1994 | 7 1000 SLC | +133.3% |
| 1995 | 3 1000 SLC | -57.1% |
| 1996 | 11 1000 SLC | +266.7% |
| 1997 | 11 1000 SLC | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6 1000 SLC | -45.5% |
| 1999 | 25 1000 SLC | +316.7% |
| 2000 | 51 1000 SLC | +104.0% |
| 2001 | 33 1000 SLC | -35.3% |
| 2002 | 204 1000 SLC | +518.2% |
| 2003 | 143 1000 SLC | -29.9% |
| 2004 | 190 1000 SLC | +32.9% |
| 2005 | 425 1000 SLC | +123.7% |
| 2006 | 368 1000 SLC | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 448 1000 SLC | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 601 1000 SLC | +34.2% |
| 2009 | 628 1000 SLC | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 652 1000 SLC | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 728 1000 SLC | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 812 1000 SLC | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 894 1000 SLC | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 984 1000 SLC | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 1,091 1000 SLC | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 1,170 1000 SLC | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 1,273 1000 SLC | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 1,372 1000 SLC | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 1,480 1000 SLC | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 1,517 1000 SLC | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 1,601 1000 SLC | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 1,676 1000 SLC | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 1,743 1000 SLC | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 1,461 1000 SLC | -16.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1,461 1000 SLC is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 322,532 1000 SLC, 0% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1,461 1000 SLC is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 322,532 1000 SLC, 0% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +518.2% | 33 1000 SLC | 204 1000 SLC |
| 1999 | +316.7% | 6 1000 SLC | 25 1000 SLC |
| 1996 | +266.7% | 3 1000 SLC | 11 1000 SLC |
| 1994 | +133.3% | 3 1000 SLC | 7 1000 SLC |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.89 1000 SLC | 2 1000 SLC | 25 1000 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 309.1 1000 SLC | 33 1000 SLC | 628 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,046 1000 SLC | 652 1000 SLC | 1,480 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,600 1000 SLC | 1,461 1000 SLC | 1,743 1000 SLC | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 72 Bhutan 2,011 1000 SLC compare
- 73 Cook Islands 1,862 1000 SLC compare
- 74 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,581 1000 SLC compare
- 76 Antigua and Barbuda 1,383 1000 SLC compare
- 77 Brunei Darussalam 1,096 1000 SLC compare
- 78 El Salvador 695 1000 SLC 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 sweet potatoes — gross production value in Ecuador?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production value in Ecuador was 1,461 1000 SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production value recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1,743 1000 SLC in 2023.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production value recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 1000 SLC in 1992.
- How does Ecuador rank for sweet potatoes — gross production value?
- Ecuador ranks 75th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production value rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value (current thousand SLC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The domain provides detailed data on the value of agricultural production that is calculated by the agricultural production data and the price data at farm gate. Thus, the value of production measures the agricultural production in monetary terms at the farm gate level.