Ecuador vs Ghana: Rice production
Ecuador
1.56 million tonnes
in 2024
Ghana
1.72 million tonnes
in 2024
Ecuador rank
35th
Ghana rank
32nd
Rice production over time
- Ecuador
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 1.72 million tonnes against 1.56 million tonnes in Ecuador, a difference of 161,000 tonnes.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 35th and Ghana ranks 32nd of 143 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 6 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 229,753 tonnes | 42,892 tonnes | 186,861 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 271,061 tonnes | 75,990 tonnes | 195,071 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 548,596 tonnes | 71,500 tonnes | 477,096 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 1.16 million tonnes | 170,089 tonnes | 987,993 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 1.48 million tonnes | 269,961 tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.20 million tonnes | 635,589 tonnes | 563,261 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1.28 million tonnes | 1.31 million tonnes | 31,560 tonnes | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice production, Ecuador or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 1.72 million tonnes against 1.56 million tonnes in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice production between Ecuador and Ghana?
- 161,000 tonnes, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Ghana?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Ghana rank globally for rice production?
- Ecuador ranks 35th and Ghana ranks 32nd 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rice production is measured in tonnes.