Ecuador vs Indonesia: Banana production by region
Ecuador
7.59 million tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia
9.26 million tonnes
in 2024
Ecuador rank
4th
Indonesia rank
3rd
Banana production by region over time
- Ecuador
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 9.26 million tonnes against 7.59 million tonnes in Ecuador, a difference of 1.67 million tonnes.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 4th and Indonesia ranks 3rd of 152 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and Indonesia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.78 million tonnes | 914,778 tonnes | 1.87 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 2.52 million tonnes | 1.73 million tonnes | 787,614 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 2.14 million tonnes | 2.09 million tonnes | 56,484 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 4.78 million tonnes | 2.97 million tonnes | 1.81 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 6.23 million tonnes | 4.95 million tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 6.82 million tonnes | 6.94 million tonnes | 121,139 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 6.73 million tonnes | 8.95 million tonnes | 2.22 million tonnes | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana production by region, Ecuador or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 9.26 million tonnes against 7.59 million tonnes in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana production by region between Ecuador and Indonesia?
- 1.67 million tonnes, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Indonesia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Indonesia rank globally for banana production by region?
- Ecuador ranks 4th and Indonesia ranks 3rd 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.