Ecuador vs Taiwan: Rice production by region
Ecuador
1.56 million tonnes
in 2024
Taiwan
1.64 million tonnes
in 2024
Ecuador rank
35th
Taiwan rank
33rd
Rice production by region over time
- Ecuador
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 1.64 million tonnes against 1.56 million tonnes in Ecuador, a difference of 82,800 tonnes.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Taiwan ahead.
Ecuador ranks 35th and Taiwan ranks 33rd of 143 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 229,753 tonnes | 2.87 million tonnes | 2.64 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 271,061 tonnes | 3.11 million tonnes | 2.84 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 548,596 tonnes | 2.74 million tonnes | 2.19 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 1.16 million tonnes | 2.08 million tonnes | 919,887 tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 1.48 million tonnes | 1.59 million tonnes | 111,261 tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 1.20 million tonnes | 1.68 million tonnes | 481,529 tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 1.28 million tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | 317,070 tonnes | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice production by region, Ecuador or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 1.64 million tonnes against 1.56 million tonnes in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice production by region between Ecuador and Taiwan?
- 82,800 tonnes, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Taiwan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Taiwan rank globally for rice production by region?
- Ecuador ranks 35th and Taiwan ranks 33rd of 143 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 Rice production by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Rice production is measured in tonnes per year.