Ecuador vs India: Banana production
Ecuador
7.59 million tonnes
in 2024
India
37.61 million tonnes
in 2024
Ecuador rank
4th
India rank
1st
Banana production over time
- Ecuador
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 37.61 million tonnes against 7.59 million tonnes in Ecuador, a difference of 30.03 million tonnes.
That makes India's figure about 5.0 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 India ranks 1st of 152 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.78 million tonnes | 2.91 million tonnes | 123,928 tonnes | India |
| 1970s | 2.52 million tonnes | 3.61 million tonnes | 1.10 million tonnes | India |
| 1980s | 2.14 million tonnes | 5.25 million tonnes | 3.10 million tonnes | India |
| 1990s | 4.78 million tonnes | 10.99 million tonnes | 6.21 million tonnes | India |
| 2000s | 6.23 million tonnes | 18.86 million tonnes | 12.63 million tonnes | India |
| 2010s | 6.82 million tonnes | 29.21 million tonnes | 22.39 million tonnes | India |
| 2020s | 6.73 million tonnes | 34.88 million tonnes | 28.15 million tonnes | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana production, Ecuador or India?
- India, at 37.61 million tonnes against 7.59 million tonnes in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana production between Ecuador and India?
- 30.03 million tonnes, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and India?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and India rank globally for banana production?
- Ecuador ranks 4th and India ranks 1st 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.