Brazil vs Ecuador: How have things changed?

Brazil
1.60 million metric tons
in 2024
Ecuador
2.02 million metric tons
in 2024
Brazil rank
20th
Ecuador rank
18th

How have things changed? over time

  • Brazil
  • Ecuador
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 2.02 million metric tons against 1.60 million metric tons in Brazil, a difference of 417,610 metric tons.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 20th and Ecuador ranks 18th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Ecuador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Ecuador Difference Ahead
1960s 438,353 metric tons 58,600 metric tons 379,753 metric tons Brazil
1970s 697,333 metric tons 277,309 metric tons 420,023 metric tons Brazil
1980s 880,036 metric tons 737,350 metric tons 142,687 metric tons Brazil
1990s 696,326 metric tons 514,134 metric tons 182,192 metric tons Brazil
2000s 1.03 million metric tons 587,869 metric tons 441,551 metric tons Brazil
2010s 1.22 million metric tons 999,323 metric tons 223,487 metric tons Brazil
2020s 1.35 million metric tons 1.79 million metric tons 439,580 metric tons Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, Brazil or Ecuador?
Ecuador, at 2.02 million metric tons against 1.60 million metric tons in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed? between Brazil and Ecuador?
417,610 metric tons, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ecuador?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Ecuador rank globally for how have things changed??
Brazil ranks 20th and Ecuador ranks 18th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as How have things changed?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
How have things changed?
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 11,955 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.