Ecuador vs Iran: How have things changed?
Ecuador
2.02 million metric tons
in 2024
Iran
1.50 million metric tons
in 2024
Ecuador rank
18th
Iran rank
21st
How have things changed? over time
- Ecuador
- Iran
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 2.02 million metric tons against 1.50 million metric tons in Iran, a difference of 522,330 metric tons.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.3 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 18th and Iran ranks 21st of 215 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58,600 metric tons | 22,336 metric tons | 36,264 metric tons | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 277,309 metric tons | 51,942 metric tons | 225,367 metric tons | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 737,350 metric tons | 143,099 metric tons | 594,251 metric tons | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 514,134 metric tons | 351,300 metric tons | 162,833 metric tons | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 587,869 metric tons | 497,753 metric tons | 90,116 metric tons | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 999,323 metric tons | 997,705 metric tons | 1,618 metric tons | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1.79 million metric tons | 1.39 million metric tons | 399,270 metric tons | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, Ecuador or Iran?
- Ecuador, at 2.02 million metric tons against 1.50 million metric tons in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in how have things changed? between Ecuador and Iran?
- 522,330 metric tons, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Iran?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Iran rank globally for how have things changed??
- Ecuador ranks 18th and Iran ranks 21st 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
Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.