Brazil vs Ecuador: Banana production by region
Brazil
7.05 million tonnes
in 2024
Ecuador
7.59 million tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
5th
Ecuador rank
4th
Banana production by region over time
- Brazil
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 7.59 million tonnes against 7.05 million tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 539,310 tonnes.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 5th and Ecuador ranks 4th of 152 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.72 million tonnes | 2.78 million tonnes | 934,014 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1970s | 4.49 million tonnes | 2.52 million tonnes | 1.98 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1980s | 5.02 million tonnes | 2.14 million tonnes | 2.87 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1990s | 5.63 million tonnes | 4.78 million tonnes | 846,378 tonnes | Brazil |
| 2000s | 6.65 million tonnes | 6.23 million tonnes | 413,991 tonnes | Brazil |
| 2010s | 6.87 million tonnes | 6.82 million tonnes | 45,401 tonnes | Brazil |
| 2020s | 6.85 million tonnes | 6.73 million tonnes | 123,942 tonnes | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana production by region, Brazil or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 7.59 million tonnes against 7.05 million tonnes in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana production by region between Brazil and Ecuador?
- 539,310 tonnes, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ecuador?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Ecuador rank globally for banana production by region?
- Brazil ranks 5th and Ecuador ranks 4th of 152 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 Banana production by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.